Paco Larranaga off to Spain...

[LytSlpr]

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Guilty as what the Supreme Court said. See above.

but not to the people who saw him flesh and blood in Manila.

to these people, what happened to Paco was a manifestation that justice can be manipulated by people in power influenced by the media.

if paco was sent to spain, then IT IS NOT HIS FAULT. it is the same law and government that decided his fate.

see how the public cried for blood...

[batigol192002]

Pinoy gihapon cya. Sa ato pa kung naa say Fil-Am or Foreigner, ingon ana gihapon unya ang mahitabo? maayo na lang gurog patyon mag-abusar man lang nya na gihapon... Asa na man tong mga human rights kunohay Asa na man to mga opisyales nga kusog kaayo mong kyaw2x kung naa masulti againts sa pinoy?

[cebulifer]

you cant blame this law with GMA! This treaty was signed sa administration ni ERAP! Read inquirer.net now.

[BananaQ]

Applicable ra unta ni ang law if the convict is a real Spaniard. Kanang dili Filipino citizen... and here in the Philippines on a visitor visa (tourist, business, etc.). If dual citizen ang criminal, what is applicable to Filipino citizens should also be applicable to them. Nganong pangitaan naman sad ug lusot oi... Ambot unsay reason nganong naa ni siya nga law. Naa gyud cguro politicians nangawat ug ganahan motago sa Spain.

[cebulifer]

spaniard man kuno si paco. kani unta ang gi-ihaw sa bilibid!

[godwhacker]

you cant blame this law with GMA! This treaty was signed sa administration ni ERAP! Read inquirer.net now.

I read in other forums that Miriam Santiago was approached by close family members of the Larranaga/Osmena because Miriam after losing a son (suicide victim) would take pity on the case of Paco. Basin tinuod ni basin sa di but dako sad bitaw puruhan nga tinuod kay na feel man gud ni Miriam unsa diay kasakit mawad-an ug anak nga laki labi na ug pinangga kaayo. Siguro nalooy sad siya sa kaso ni Paco ug sugot nalang siya mo sponsor sa maong treaty though morally questionable because it would be construed as favoring the rich and powerful.

[PR0CESS0R]

Maayo unta ug si Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ang sunod mahimong biktima. Tan-awon nato kong ibalik ba ang life sentence imprisonment. Makapanungo man sad ta aning balita-a.

Sunod mapriso si Pacquiao kong mo daug karong election kay nagpatuga2x ug lansar dili gani kamao mo istorya. Siya ang umaabot nga successor sa kaso ni Erap. Nya adto prisohon sa US kay naa naman siya balay didto.

Sunod nga balita, si Trillianes ibalhin sa Malaysia kay naay lahi nga muslim?


Tsk tsk tsk! Dili man unta na walay grado mga official sa ato. Nagbinulok or gibayran ug minillion?

[meru_valley09]

konsensiya na lang gyud ni daugun....

[joremz]

All osmena and associates running in the office from then on, will loose...wala sila sayanga sa umaabot nga election. they think they will still win...sorry then po...ayaw na lang mo ug kahibulong nga mapildi mo.kompyansa ra kaayo mo...

[Tarmac]

but not to the people who saw him flesh and blood in Manila.

to these people, what happened to Paco was a manifestation that justice can be manipulated by people in power influenced by the media.

if paco was sent to spain, then IT IS NOT HIS FAULT. it is the same law and government that decided his fate.

see how the public cried for blood...

Half-Spaniard Half-Filipino man si Paco. Basin half sa sentence diri, half sa sentence sa Espana!

I know some of the people who testified on Paco's behalf saying he was with them in Manila. Some are very close family friends, people I grew up with. To this day they insist that Paco was indeed with them at a party in Manila and I have absolutely no reason to believe they would lie in open court, or even to me privately.

Unfortunately, the crime for which they were charged was supposedly a conspiracy. The fault of one is the fault of all. Conversely, if one is shown to be not guilty, then none of the accused are guilty. Had Paco been exonerated, it would've meant Jusman Aznar and copmany would also have to be let go. Public opinion would never have stood for that.

LytSlpr is probably right about their conviction being a case of the tail wagging the dog.

I've heard other stories about who the mastermind was, who the real perpetrators were, what the real motives were and why the ones who ended up behind bars were targeted. They seem to tie up loose ends very nicely. But then again, these are just stories and would never stand up in court.

Personally, I have no interest in the case. I understand the ones who were jailed were no angels and deserved to be put away (although not necessarily for life) for sins committed in the past.