MANILA, Philippines- Kinuwestiyon at tila nagpupuyos sa galit si Senador Imee Marcos sa pagpapalaya kay Special Envoy on Transnational Crimes Ambassador Markus Lacanilao na ipinakulong ng dalawang araw sa pagsasabing “pinaboran ng mga makapangyarihan.”
Kamakailan, ipinag-utos ni Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero ang pagpapalaya kay Lacanilao na umabot lamang sa dalawang araw nang pagkakakulong.
“Lacanilao should have been detained immediately since the rules do not even mention a need for a show-cause order. However, instead of immediate detention, Lacanilao was given 11 days before he was eventually ordered to be detained. In contrast, it took the administration only several hours to arrest and whisk FPRRD out of the country,” ayon kay Marcos.
“Furthermore, to add insult to injury, Lacanilao is to be detained for only two days. While ordinary people are locked up until they purge themselves of the contempt, as sanctioned by Section 18, Resolution No. 5, Series of 2010, as amended, Lacanilao is given an ever so gentle slap on the wrist,” dagdag ni Marcos.
“Apparently, the rules only apply to ordinary people and not to people like Lacanilao who is favored by the powers that be.”
Kinasuhan ng contempt ni Lacanilao sa ginanap na pagdinig nitong Abril 10 dahil sa “very misleading” na mga sagot. Itinanggi ni Lacanilao na may alam siya kung naidala si Duterte sa isang national judicial authority bago ihatid sa The Hague.
Kaagad pinalaya ni Escudero ang embahador saka nagpalabas ng show-cause order na inaatasan si Lacanilao na ipaliwanag kung bakit hindi siya maaaring kasuhan ng contempt.
Sinabi naman ni Senate Secretary Renato Bantug Jr. na maganda ang resulta ng medical examination kay Lacanilao habang nakakulong ito
“He’s okay naman and based sa last medical check this AM, he remains fine… Wala din naman daw dinadaing si Ambassador per our medical director,” ani Bantug. Ernie Reyes
