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| Ninez Cacho-Olivares |
Noynoy Aquino can’t seem to learn his lessons well, even as mistakes have already been made from which he can learn.
For making public his desire to have the case of detained Sen. Sonny Trillanes reviewed by his Justice department (DoJ), while claiming that the detained senator is a victim of injustice, since he claimed that the Oakwood mutiny Trillanes and his comrades staged was not a coup d’etat, Noynoy was suspected of trying to free Trillanes with the ulterior motive of getting him to attend the opening of the 15th Congress in exchange for his vote in favor of Liberal Party Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, who was then making a bid for the Senate presidency.
For that move, Noynoy was heavily criticized for interfering in judicial matters and interference in Senate affairs.
Malacañang aides quickly came to his defense, saying that which Noynoy sought from the Justice department was not a case of judicial interference nor even Senate interference, as Noynoy has the power of review, through the DoJ.
That was a pretty weak defense, given the fact that not only the Makati Regional Trial Court but also the high court, had earlier denied the motion of Trillanes to be allowed to attend to his senatorial functions..... MORESource: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100809com2.html
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