THE Palace yesterday admitted members of the Presidential Security Group were hunting for Army Capt. Marlon Mendoza last weekend. But Palace officials said it had nothing to do with Mendoza’s appearance yesterday before the Senate jueteng probe. The PSG, they said, entered the picture because of Mendoza’s links to Kawal Pilipino, a group of soldiers which early this year called for the ouster of President Arroyo.
They should tell that to the marines.
The PSG had all the time to take Mendoza into custody. He had never been in hiding, not until he decided just recently to appear before the Senate inquiry. It’s pure coincidence that the PSG decided to go after him only five days before his scheduled testimony?
The PSG pulled off the same caper when Udong Mahusay was scheduled to testify before the Senate on the Jose Pidal accounts. Had the PSG succeeded in taking hold of Mendoza last weekend, it’s likely he would by now be accusing the opposition of holding him against his will. Or if he was made of sterner stuff, he would have simply vanished like former Election Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano.
Malacanang tried to abduct Mendoza ala Mahusay, but they failed this time, thank god.
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