Flight is indicative of guilt

I HAVE been in trial practice for almost four decades, which means I have waited on judges for hours on end while reading tabloids until the information that they contained became stale news. This is my take on the highly controversial Arnolfo Teves Jr. case which is now headline material.

The media has been busy. It was reported that Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. and Department of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla have said that Teves' departure for a place unknown shows his guilt. Teves counters that the reason why he is abroad is because his life is in danger. Recriminations from both sides have become acrimonious and personal.