Due process and closure
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| Jonathan De la Cruz |
In justifying the ban on GMA’s travel abroad, P-Noy and his Justice secretary, Leila de Lima, adverted to the need for closure. Noting that the country remains mired in a host of unresolved issues and concerns which endangers the nation’s security and development they would make of GMA, her husband and their closest associates examples of how the oft-repeated daang matuwid (straight and narrow path) deals with crimes and misdemeanors. They are to be the accountable “poster children” of corruption and abuse of power in this benighted land as they promised on the campaign trail. I have no doubt they have made their computations that the public would support them on this call. So far, the opinion polls show a majority is all for closure. But not necessarily with the manner they are conducting this “crime and accountability” campaign. As lawyer Alan Paguia said in our regular Saturday Forum at Annabel’s, the administration’s case will rise or fall on the issue of due process. He should know whereof he speaks..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20111114com4.html
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