Whither Lacson’s future? FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 08/23/2010

Whither Lacson’s future? FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 08/23/2010 One question that bugs a lot of people is the fact that it took the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) an inordinately long time to cancel the passports of fugitive Sen. Ping Lacson. The court had already directed, as early as February, 2010, to have Lacson’s passports (he has both diplomatic and regular) cancelled. This order was reiterated by the new Justice secretary, Leila de Lima, to the DFA, yet it appeared to have taken the DFA an inordinately long time to act on this court order. It finally did, but one still wonders if the cancellation of Lacson’s passport has any impact at this late date. For all one knows, Lacson is back in the country, albeit still in hiding, having passed through the backdoor. That, or he has applied for a different passport as say, a Paraguayan citizen, or even have today Chinese citizenship. Belatedly, Malacañang joined public calls for Lacson to come home and face the music, but at the same time, the Palace claimed a review of this case is in order, to ensure that justice is going to be fair..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100823com2.html

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