De Lima sends confidential report on ‘Morong 43’ to Palace
Benjamin B. Pulta 10/07/2010Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has submitted her report on the so-called Morong 43 detainees to the President and will leave it to him to disclose the content of her review.
“I have my recommendations already, but it’s a confidential memorandum to the President, so I cannot preempt any action on the part of the President by announcing my recommendation,” she said when sought for comment by reproters on the fate of 43 detainees arrested by the military on suspicion of undertaking terrorist activities.
Aquino ordered a review of the case of the so-called Morong 43 following the calls made by some human rights groups and even the international community, including the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
De Lima had been tasked by Malacañang to conduct a review of the ruling of state prosecutors of the Department of Justice (DoJ) finding probable cause for illegal possession of firearms and explosive against the militants, who were arrested by law enforcers on Feb. 6 in a farmhouse in Morong, Rizal..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20101007nat4.html
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