De Lima said she is considering making a “Solomonic” decision – allowing Arroyo to leave the country, but only after the former president has formally answered charges of involvement in rigging the vote in Mindanao during the 2007 mid-term polls. The case is under preliminary investigation by a joint panel of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Commission on Elections (Comelec).
“That’s one of at least three options I am considering,” De Lima said over the weekend.
She did not reveal the two other options, but suggested that the “Solomonic” one would be a good compromise on an issue that is seen as a clash between national interest in the dispensation of justice and humanitarian considerations.
Lacson, an outspoken critic of Arroyo, earlier said the administration could show compassion but at the same time could not delay the filing of information in court and the subsequent issuance of a warrant for Arroyo’s arrest in case probable cause is established.
De Lima has been at odds with Lacson over his alleged involvement in the murders of publicist Salvador Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito in November 2000.
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