DFA declares Panamanian rapist persona non-grata
By Angie M. Rosales 05/15/2012Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III yesterday slammed what he claimed as the apparent inaction of the Department of Justice (DoJ) on the rape case against a Panamanian national, that led the latter to leave freely the country late last week, even amid the impending inquiry in the Senate on the matter.
What has been viewed by Sotto as an apparent negligence on the part of DoJ Secretary Leila de Lima could cost her confirmation before the Commission on Appointments (CA) as the upper chamber leader himself hinted that he will not let this come to pass when she submits herself before the said bicameral confirmations body.
Despite the departure of the suspect, identified as Erik Schcks Bairnals, the scheduled probe in the Senate will push through, foreign relations committee chairman Sen. Loren Legarda confirmed..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20120515met1.html
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