MLA STANDARD: EDITORIAL - FOOLING US ALL OVER AGAIN
Given that Napoles has been accused of being the mastermind behind the scam and amassing an obscene amount of ill-gotten wealth, it would be difficult indeed to sell her to an angry public as the new star witness for the state. That would be patently unjust. But stranger things involving Napoles have happened in this administration, and they all point to the special treatment that top officials, headed by President Benigno Aquino III, have accorded her. If the charges against Napoles are proved correct - and the government is adamant that it has strong case - why is it treating her with kid gloves? In diverting billions of public funds, Napoles and company fooled all of us. Should we, in the name of prosecutorial convenience allow her and this administration to fool us again?
Given that Napoles has been accused of being the mastermind behind the scam and amassing an obscene amount of ill-gotten wealth, it would be difficult indeed to sell her to an angry public as the new star witness for the state. That would be patently unjust. But stranger things involving Napoles have happened in this administration, and they all point to the special treatment that top officials, headed by President Benigno Aquino III, have accorded her. If the charges against Napoles are proved correct - and the government is adamant that it has strong case - why is it treating her with kid gloves? In diverting billions of public funds, Napoles and company fooled all of us. Should we, in the name of prosecutorial convenience allow her and this administration to fool us again?
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