On his email sent to ABS-CBN, Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson admits that he leaves the country to avoid the from the Department of Justice. There had been reports that the opposition Senator is due for arrest as being one of the suspect in the Dacer-Corbito double murder case.

The email sent by Sen. Lacson states: “For now, my concern is my own personal safety and security. I will not allow Mrs. Arroyo and her cohorts in the DOJ the pleasure of seeing my life miserable and in danger. This is one case that I will dispute the argument – flight is an indication of guilt. I am not guilty but I cannot risk putting my life and security at the mercy of that evil conspiracy.”

Senator Lacson was the Philippine National Police chief when the Dacer-Corbito double murder happens way back in 2000.

In his latest statement, the opposition senator said his role in exposing various scandals including the Jose Pidal scam, jueteng payola, “Hello, Garci” wiretapping scandal, ZTE-NBN broadband mess and other alleged abuses of the Arroyo administration is the main reason why the present administration had a political vendetta against him.

Senator Lacson failed to attend Senate plenary sessions on the ethics case against Sen. Manny Villa last week. Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said that Lacson wrote him a letter, saying that he cannot attend sessions in the meantime because he is abroad. He said that Lacson’s travel authority has already expired, thus making him officially absent from the sessions.

Two of Lacson’s colleagues said the senator is currently in Australia.

Meanwhile, the Bureau of Immigration denied that they placed Sen. Lacson in its watchlist since no warrant of arrest has been issued for the opposition senator.

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