Liberal Party stalwart and party mate Senator
Francis “ Kiko” Pangilinan just had his opinion known that detained senator
Leila De Lima should be given the chance to defend herself in connection with
the release of heinous crime convicts due to the good conduct time allowance
(GCTA) law, the implementing rules and regulations of which were drafted during
her stint as justice secretary.
Pangilinan says, the Senate “can take a position” whether or not to allow the detained senator to participate in the legislative inquiry into the issue with the approval of the court.
Pangilinan says, the Senate “can take a position” whether or not to allow the detained senator to participate in the legislative inquiry into the issue with the approval of the court.
"She should be allowed to defend
herself," he said.
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| Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan (photo credit to ABS=CBN) |
The abrupted release of former Calauan mayor
Antonio Sanchez allegedly for good conduct, put into spotlight the GCTA law
calling for a thorough investigation of the law which was signed by former
President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III.
The Office of the Ombudsman already requested De
Lima and former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas
Pangilinan said there would have been no problem if
authorities correctly interpreted the "spirit of the law."
"Even assuming that there are gaps in the law, common
sense, paano mo papakawalan iyung good conduct time allowance kay Mayor Sanchez
e ni hindi pa nga sinusunod ang utos ng batas na magbayad ng danyos," he
said.
(How will you allow good conduct time allowance for Mayor
Sanchez when he has not even obeyed the court's order to pay damages to the
families of his victims.)
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