Tuesday, August 9, 2011

How to nail ‘Garci’ | Inquirer Opinion

How to nail ‘Garci’ | Inquirer Opinion
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"x x x. Perhaps it’s time to do an Al Capone on Garcillano. If he cannot be pinned down for now on election fraud, why not revive the charges against him for perjury, falsification of documents and violations of the passport law, as Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Javier Colmenares has suggested? Garcillano apparently lied to Congress in 2005 when he said he did not leave the country at the height of the “Hello, Garci” uproar, even producing a blank passport to prove his claim. The Singapore government, however, has attested that Garcillano arrived in that country on July 14, 2005 and left the day after for London. The penalty for passport tampering alone is 15 years. Lying to Congress would add a few years to his jail term. Clap Garcillano now in jail, and the prospect of rotting inside might finally make him reconsider his criminal obstinacy. x x x."