The fugitive opposition Senator Panfilo ‚ÄúPing‚Äù Lacson is still in the hiding to due to his supposed involvement in the killing of publicist Salvador “Bubby” Dacer and driver Emmanuel Corbito in November 2000. Justice Secretary Alberto Agra said on Tuesday that the accused Senator has been spotted in Rome and probably hiding somewhere in Europe.
Justice Agra told the media that there are reports reaching him from the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) confirming that Sen. Lacson was seen in Rome. He was initially spotted in Hong Kong after fleeing the country in January.
“From Hong Kong, he might have gone through Rome, although we have yet to verify how long he stayed there. We also do not know his exact whereabouts at the moment,” Agra said in an interview.
The justice chief, however, added that there is strong reason to believe that Lacson “may be hiding somewhere in Europe” based on the information he got from the Interpol. Lacson left the country last January 5 on a flight bound for Hong Kong to supposedly avoid “harassment” from the Arroyo administration in the light of double murder charges filed against him in connection with the Dacer-Corbito case.
Sen. Lacson has also been placed on the Interpol “red notice” list of wanted persons, which allows foreign police authorities from 188 member-states ‚Äî including Italy ‚Äî to arrest him based on their discretion.
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Sen. Ping Lacson is Spotted in Rome
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Manila Court Orders the Arrest of Sen. Lacson
by admin, on Fri, Feb 5 2010 | 1 CommentSen. Panfilo ‚ÄúPing‚Äù Lacson is now considered ‚Äúfugitive‚Äù since the Manila court ordered his arrest last Friday, February 5, 2010 in connection with the November 2000 killing of publicist Salvador “Bubby” Dacer and his drive Emmanuel Corbito.
The arrest warrant was issued by Judge Myra Garcia-Fernandez of the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 18, which is handling the double murder case.
The opposition senator whereabouts is determined as of today; Sen. Lacson flew out of the country for Hong Kong last January 5, two days before he was formally charged in court.
Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera told ANC on Friday that she does “not have any information” on Lacson’s whereabouts, but said the senator would be arrested as soon as he sets foot in the country, since he is already considered a fugitive.
The question now is where in the world is Sen. Panfilo Lacson? As of now, Lacson is now being tracked by the Interpol.
According to Lawyer Ric Diaz of NBI Sen. Lacson cannot be in Australia, as claimed by Senate Minority Leader Aquilino
Pimentel and other colleagues, because Lacson’s visa to travel to Australia expired in 2008 and has not been renewed.
Lacson cannot be in the United States either because, Diaz said, “his US visa was cancelled after he was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the espionage case involving Michael Ray Aquino and [Leandro] Aragoncillo.”
It is believed that Lacson flew to Hong Kong on Jan. 5 and he could still be in the former British colony, or he could have jumped off from there to any other Asian country.
Justice Secretary Devanadera said “it’s now up to the NBI to determine where Lacson really is and to serve the arrest warrant.”
