Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has questioned the decision of the Board of Pardons and Parole (BPP) to approve the parole for Antonio Leviste, the former Batangas governor convicted of homicide for the death of his aide, Rafael delas Alas.

De Lima made the stance in light of the flak that the Aquino administration is getting since President Benigno Aquino 3rd signed the parole documents of Leviste despite the fact that Leviste escaped from New Bilibid Prisons in 2011.

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