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Aguirre denies giving ‘special privileges’ to high profile convicts

(Eagle News) — Department of Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II denied allegations of Senator Leila De Lima and reports that he had restored the ‘special privileges’ of some high-profile inmates turned witnesses at the New Bilibid Prison. “Wala pong katotohanan iyan… Iyung official document na magsasabing inutusan ko ng special privileges iyan, kalokohan po iyan. Wala po akong ginagawang ganyan. at hindi ako nagto-tolerate n’yan,” Aguirre said. According to De Lima, she received a “confidential […]