DFA voids passports of fugitive senator By Danessa Rivera 08/22/2010

GOV’T SAYS LACSON GIVEN ALL CHANCES TO REFUTE CANCELLATION BID DFA voids passports of fugitive senator By Danessa Rivera 08/22/2010 Fugitive Sen. Panfilo Lacson has been rendered stateless yesterday after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday revoked his regular and diplomatic passports in a bid of the government to flush him out of hiding as a result of an arrest warrant issued on him as prime suspect in the double murder of publicist Salvador “Bubby” Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito. The DFA said it took the move of canceling Lacson’s travel papers after exhaustive efforts to get the side of the senator on the request of the Department of Justice (DoJ), a court order, and the petition of the families of his alleged victims to have his passports revoked. Lacson has not responded to the DFA request, leaving the agency with no recourse but to go ahead with the cancellation. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima noted that without a proper passport, Lacson could easily be deported back to the Philippines by authorities of any country he happens to be in.  Lacson left the country last Jan. 5 before the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) resolved his pending motion for judicial determination of probable cause.  There are speculations, however, that Lacson had long returned and is in hiding in the country. The voiding of Lacson’s passports was based on the July 23 order of Branch 18 of the Manila RTC “to take the proper steps…in accordance with law,” and the written requests from the DoJ and the families of the victims of Lacson’s alleged crimes.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100822hed1.html

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