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DoJ chief no longer keen on task force hunt for Lacson 10/23/2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010

DoJ chief no longer keen on task force hunt for Lacson

10/23/2010
With President Aquino making it clear that finding fugitive Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson is not his priority, his Justice Secretary Leila de Lima appears to have lost interest in getting a special task force to hunt down Lacson, who went to ground just before a warrant for his arrest for the double murder case of publicist Salvador “Bubby” Dacer and his driver Emanuel Corbito was ordered and he has evaded the long arm of the law for almost a year now.

De Lima scrapped the idea of forming a special task force to hunt Lacson but appears amenable to the idea of giving a cash reward to any informant who can give any information that would lead to the arrest of the fugitive lawmaker.

Aquino, while in Isabela, told reporters that hunting down Lacson was not a priority, claiming that he was currently focused on solving problems brought about by typhoon “Juan.”

“My priority are the problems we have today that have created damage to the Philippines, whether it is a natural disaster, crime incidents such as kidnapping,” he was quoted in reports as saying.

as kidnapping,” he was quoted in reports as saying.

“Shall I drop all my concentration here and attend to Senator Lacson? I don’t think you’d argue with that,” Aquino retorted.... MORE

SourceThe Daily Tribune

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