Senate snubs policeman's wife’s request to testify

THE Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs on Tuesday turned down a request of the wife of Senior Police Officer 3 Ricky Santa Isabel, the alleged mastermind in the kidnapping and killing of a South Korean businessman, to testify before the committee on Thursday, saying her testimony might put the committee in trouble.

According to Sen. Panfilo Lacson, he decided not to allow Santa Isabel’s wife, Jinky, to testify tomorrow because apart from her testimony being mere hearsay, the committee may be made liable for wiretapping.