10 liable for hostage fiasco — De Lima
By Benjamin B. Pulta
09/17/2010
At least 10 individuals face charges following the recom-mendation of the five-man Incident Investigation and Review Committee (IIRC) which is scheduled to submit its report today to President Aquino.
The report will be the IIRC’s detailed account of how the Aug. 23 hostage-taking incident at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila culminated in the death of eight Hong Kong nationals and their hostage-taker and who should be held responsible for the bungled rescue operations.
Justice Secretary and IIRC chairman Leila de Lima yesterday disclosed the IIRC will be recom-mending charges against “more or less 10 individuals” including government officials and mediamen for their alleged failure to perform their functions and observe protocols during the hostage taking.
De Lima, however, declined to reveal the names of these individuals, saying that Aquino should see first their report.
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100917hed3.html
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