Taking the crooked path FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 10/14/2010

Taking the crooked path

FRONTLINE

Ninez Cacho-Olivares

10/14/2010
Hong Kong, reacting to the Palace reviewed report that exonerated everyone earlier indicted by the Incident Investigation and Review Committee (IIRC) from criminal charges, and watered down administrative sanctions over the Aug. 23 botched hostage rescue, formally stated that “The people of Hong Kong, especially the survivors and the victims’ families, will find this hard to accept. The Hong Kong SAR government is also disappointed.”
The HK government spokesman added: “The eventual actions to be taken against the persons involved must live up to their pledge to be accountable to the public. That is also what is owed to the dead and the injured. We will convey our views to the Philippine government through proper channels.”

Hong Kong is not alone in finding the IIRC’s original recommendations for criminal and steep administrative action against several government officials and officers difficult to accept, as many of the Filipinos also find it hard to accept the Malacañang whitewash of the case, considering the fact that Noynoy Aquino resorted to a whitewash to spare his shooting buddy and trusted allies from any criminal and serious administrative charges.
Noynoy and his boys may deny it all they want, but the blatant watering down of the recommended sanctions was done for one thing only: To get his crony and allies off the criminal hook..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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