Abuse of power
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Cutting to the chase, the Senate has displayed the arrogance and abuse of power by detaining an invited — not even summoned — resource person on the strength of its members’ belief that Rowena del Rosario, a former bookkeeper of LTA Inc., a firm owned by the Arroyos, was lying before the Senate blue ribbon committee. The intention is to detain indefinitely — or until she is forced to answer senators’ questions the way they want them answered, which is for her to state that (a) former First Gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo is the owner of the controversial pre-owned helicopters, two of which were sold as brand new to the Philippine National Police; and (b) that Mike Arroyo bought and not just leased the choppers from Lion Air Inc., apart from his usinh his influence to get the used choppers sold to the PNP as brand new.
Yet in a courtroom hearing, even if the witness, under oath, testifies, whether true or perjured, is not ordered arrested and detained indefinitely for lying, merely because the judge and the prosecutor believe that the witness lied. Besides, a witness can always choose to remain silent and is constitutionally guaranteed not to incriminate himself..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110824com1.html
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