Blatant lies and violations surrounding executive clemency of Claudio Teehankee, Jr.
Posted on October 8, 2008
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Blatant lies…my heart goes to the Hultman Family. They were on TV today to dispel the statements made by Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita on the “facts” surrounding the executive clemency of Claudio Teehankee, Jr. (son and namesake of former Chief Justice Claudio Teehankee). We may recall that in 1991 he was convicted of the murder of 16-year old Maureen Hultman, and sentenced to reclusion perpetua (life imprisonment) and two sentences of prison mayor to reclusion temporal (imprisonment of from 8 to 14 years, 8 months and 1 day), aside from being made to pay P15 million in actual , moral and exemplary damages, and an additional P3 million in attorney’s fees and litigation.
He also shot 21-year old Ronald Chapman, and seriously wounded the victims’ companion, Jussi Leino, who lived to tell the story.
Yesterday, it was announced that Teehankee was granted executive clemency for good behavior—after serving only 14 years in prison (said to be the minimum service of sentence in this case). According to Ermita,
- One of the major issues considered by the President when she reviewed the recommendation to pardon Teehankee was the fact that the family of Maureen Hultman did not object to the prospect of this happening.
- The representatives of Teehankee met with the lawyer and parents of Maureen in 1999 and that indemnity was given to the family.
- A total of P6.964 million in cash was given to the Hultmans as well as a property of Teehankee in San Juan.
BLATANT LIES! The Hultmans denied all of these. They were shocked and very angry.
Special Prosecutor Dennis-Villa Ignacio, the lead prosecutor behind the case said that at least 2 provisions of the Board of Pardon and Parole (BPP) revised Rules and Regulation were violated by the government:
- names of prisoners convicted of heinous crimes who qualify for parole or executive clemency must be published in a newspaper of general circulation; and
- issuance of notifications to involved parties, including the convicting judge, the offended party, and the handling prosecutor.
No more legal options are available for the Hultmans because the executive clemency has already been implemented, and that the President’s power to grant executive clemency is absolute. She can even exercise it without waiting for a recommendation from the DOJ and BPP.
ABUSE OF AUTHORITY! A betrayal of public trust. This is simply too much. What does this say of our justice system? Of our government—which is going deeper and deeper down the drain?
Rolando Go next?
Sad, but no—it’s sickening!
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in this country of ours, the old, sick and poor convicts never get a chance to have pardon. but if your surname sounds like estrada, teehankee, etal, then the preseident signs your release right away.
sali na sa kapihan namin dito http://labskiddies.blogspot.com/2008/10/coffee-break-ver-139.html
Isn’t he really qualipaid, i mean qualified, for clemency?
I hope something good comes out of this—that in their fear to be exposed as favoring the rich and influential convicts, the authorities would also bend backwards to pardon as many of the deserving unconnected, uninfluential prisoners as they can.
I really am not sure .. but it seems that clause on not opposing efforts to obtain pardon for Teehankee.. was included in the documents the Hultmanns signed.