All prison execs under cloud of doubt—De Lima
05/28/2011Justice Secretary Leila de Lima yesterday said all Bilibid officials are under suspicion while her agency investigates the escape of murder convict Antonio Leviste last week.
“We cannot have a vacuum,” De Lima told reporters referring to the decision of Bureau of Corrections Director Ernesto Diokno to go on leave following the Leviste debacle.
“I don’t want to designate an insider (from Bilibid to take over temporarily Diokno’s post) because all of them are under a cloud of doubt,” De Lima added, explaining her decision to bypass Muntinlupa officials to fill up the vacancy.
De Lima said an overall reassignment of prison officers and personnel will be undertaken by her agency shortly..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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