TUCP lauds secretary De Lima & NBI for arrest of assistant prosecutor Solidum

By TUCP
August 13, 2013

QUEZON CITY – The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) commends Secretary Leila De Lima and agents of the National Bureau of Investigation for the arrest of Assistant Prosecutor Diosdado Solidum following extortion attempt on members of the Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) last week.

“The arrest of Assistant State Prosecutor Diosdado Solidum Jr. just after receiving marked extortion money is a signal that there is indeed hope not just for workers harassed by legalese but also for cloutless ordinary people similarly oppressed specifically those who are about to give up because of our crooked our justice system. We commend Secretary Leila De Lima and the select NBI agents for demonstrating this unique brand of hope,” said lawyer Democrito Mendoza, TUCP president.

Mendoza added saying: “I sincerely hope that Secretary De Lima and other enlightened prosecutors will continue to demonstrate cleansing of the DOJ of the so-called “hoodlums in robe” and dismiss the charges filed against PALEA because this case is mere harassment against them right from the beginning.”

Mendoza said PALEA members have no regular means of income and have been living on subsistence for fighting contractualization work scheme in the Philippine Airlines since 2011.

Upon the orders of De Lima, NBI agents arrested Solidum Thursday last week in an entrapment operation in a Quezon City restaurant immediately after receiving marked money. Solidum allegedly asked for P2.5 million in exchange of dropping the alleged coercion charges pending against PALEA members at the Department of Justice.