Lacson: Murder raps politically motivated
MANILA, Philippines - Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Thursday asked a Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) to dismiss the murder case filed against him by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in connection with the death of publicist Salvador ‘Bubby’ Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito in November 2000.
Lacson filed an Omnibus Motion with the Manila RTC Branch 18 to consolidate the information on the criminal case filed against him. He also urged the court to dismiss the murder raps, whose filing allegedly serves as political harassment.
“Senator Lacson implores the Court to make a painstaking review of the facts and determine for itself that political motivations have played a role in the actions of DOJ to implead him in a criminal case 9 years after its trial had commenced,” his lawyers said.
The opposition senator said the DOJ had allegedly already "prejudged" that he had a hand in the killing of Dacer and Corbito.
Lacson’s camp said it was "not surprised" that the DOJ proceeded with the filing of murder raps against him, as former DOJ Sec. Raul Gonzalez and current justice chief Agnes Devanadera have long been after his neck following his accusations of corruption against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Erap vindicated?
Meanwhile, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said that the decision of the DOJ not to include his father, former Pres. Joseph Estrada in the criminal charges only proves that they "do not have direct or testimonial evidence" linking him to the murder.
The Estrada patriarch has been accused of masterminding the killing of Dacer.
Regarding the case against Lacson, Jinggoy said that it is best to just let "justice take its course."
Sen. Francis Escudero, on the other hand, hoped for a fair trial. He said that the charges came as a shock as they were only based on the "hearsay" testimonies given by police operatives Cezar Mancao and Glen Dumlao. The two tagged Lacson to the double murder.
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Ipagpalagay na natin....
DAMN FREAKIN RIGHT!!!
POLITICALLY MOTIVATED??? YOU EVIL PEOPLE KILLED THOSE POOR VICTIMS FOR WHAT AGAIN???? IT IS BECAUSE IT IS ALSO POLITICALLY MOTIVATED!!
AND IT IS SO STUPID FOR THE PEOPLE THAT EVEN MADE THIS GUY A SENATOR!! OO NGA NAMAN, BAKA KUNG HINDI, WALA RIN SILA SA MUNDO!
FROM MY PREVIOUS QUESTION ON THE OTHER ARTICLE, THIS IS THE SECOND DAY ON THIS ISSUE, WHERE IS ERAP? BAKIT DI YATA KASAMA SA KASO? WHEN HE IS THE ONE THAT ORDERED THE KILLING OF THOSE VICTIMS!! COME ON PILIPINAS, ALAM NANG LAHAT KUNG SINO ANG TOTOONG PUMATAY SA KANILA, BAKIT ANG FALL-OUT GUY LANG ANG NAKAKASUHAN?? HINDI YATA PINAG UUSAPAN ANG MASTERMIND?
KUNG AKO ANG MASUSUNOD, IKULONG SILANG LAHAT SA BILANGGUAN! PATI NA ANG MGA AMPATUAN. AT PARA NAMAN DI MASYADONG CONVENIENT SA KANILA NA PAKAININ SILA NG PERA NG BAYAN, LAGYAN NANG KADENA ANG KANILANG MGA PAA AT ARAW ARAW, KAILANGAN NILANG MAGTAYO NG ISANG BAHAY GAMIT ANG KANILANG MGA KAMAY PARA SA MGA MAHIHIRAP! AT LEAST SA GANITONG PARAAN, MAPAKIKINABANGAN NAMAN SILA NG TAONG BAYAN!!
GISING PILIPINAS!!
WHY OH WHY????
WHY IS IT THAT WHEN A POLITICIANS GET CAUGHT WITH THE CRIMES THEY COMMITTED, THEY WILL SAY THAT IT IS "POLITICALLY MOTIVATED".
LISTEN POLITICIANS:
YOU MASTERMIND THE KILLINGS, WITNESSES TESTIFIED AND IT WAS A PROBABLE CAUSED THAT YOU DID ORDER THE KILLINGS.. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS: STUPID "POLITICALLY MOTIVATED EXCUSES"? IT HAS NO BEARING... OR IT IS IRRELEVANT TO YOUR CLAIM. YOU DO THE CRIME..... SOONER OR LATER IT WILL CATCH UP TO YOU AND WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT IF THERE ARE STRONG EVIDENCES/WITNESSES AGAINST YOU AND YOU ARE CONVICTED, NO POLITICAL STATUS CAN BAIL YOU OUT BUT YOU MUST SERVE THE TIME....
SO TO THOSE WHO ARE COMMITTING DIRTY CRIMES NOW THINKS THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT.....BUT THEY DIDN'T REALIZE GOD IS NOT SLEEPING AND SOONER OR LATER IT WILL BITE YOU ASS AND THEN IT WILL LAND YOUR ASS IN THE JAIL CELL...
BULLSHIT ABOUT THIS POOR EXCUSES THAT IT IS "POLITICALLY MOTIVATED"... BECAUSE IT IS NOT... IT'S CLEARLY YOU COMMITTED A CRIME THAT YOU CAN'T HIDE IT AND GET A WAY WITH IT...