THE immunity to be granted to the family of the late president Ferdinand Marcos in exchange for returning their ill-gotten wealth should not cover criminal cases, former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. said Thursday.

Pimentel, a member of the opposition during the Martial Law regime of Marcos, issued the statement in light of President Rodrigo Duterte’s pronouncements that the Marcoses won’t return their loot if immunity would not be part of negotiations.

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