No whitewash, just adjustments — Palace
By Aytch S. de la Cruz 10/13/2010The two-man Palace legal team consisting of Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Eduardo de Mesa said the revisions made in the recommended actions on those found culpable in the Incident Investigation and Review Committee (IIRC) report were not proofs of a whitewash but were mere adjustments they made on the findings of the body that investigated the hostage fiasco last Aug. 23 that saw the death of eight Hong Kong tourists.
The legal team of two has been under intense criticism since President Aquino announced the obviously watered-down recommendations on those held accountable for the bungled hostage rescue.
De Mesa also refuted allegations of pressure from Aquino to exonerate his target shooting body, Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Rico Puno, and former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Jesus Verzosa from any culpability as opposed to the IIRC’s recommendations for administrative sanctions against the two.
“There was no intention to unnecessarily absolve anybody of liability. The objective of the legal team was to file the appropriate charges against those who deserve to be charged and not to charge those who consume charges are unwarranted,” De Mesa said..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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