Shoot first, ask questions later
FRONTLINE |
Ninez Cacho-Olivares |
Without even checking things out, and on the basis of a news report, Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo quickly sacked the warden of the Camp Bagong Diwa on allegations that Andal Ampatuan Sr., the patriach of the clan, was “freely roaming” in that prison.
It turns out that the photo published, which was provided by Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Mangudadatu, Ampatuan’s political foe, was at least a year old.
This is the same Mangudadatu who also says that Ampatuan has an air-conditioned room, plus a cellfone.
It was Robredo who clarified, after his talk with Mangudadatu, that the photo of Ampatuan is an old one..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110529com2.html
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