Several days after Justice Secretary Leila de Lima defended the decision of the Board of Pardons and Parole (BPP) to grant parole to former Gov. Antonio Leviste of Batangas who was convicted of homicide for the death of his aide, Rafael de las Alas.

President Benigno Aquino 3rd had said that he was shocked and dismayed by the BPP decision. He ordered lawyers to study what sanctions could be imposed on BPP officials for their controversial decision.

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