Senate defense panel to look into possibility of inviting Joma to red-tagging probe

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MANILA, Philippines — The chair of the Senate defense panel will look into the possibility of inviting exiled communist leaderJose Maria Sison to its investigation into alleged red-tagging done by military officials.

“We will have to look into it first since he is out of the country’s jurisdiction and his testimony may not have any probative value even in a legislative inquiry, not to mention that that he is covered by a warrant of arrest issued by a competent court of law,” Lacson, chair of the defense committee, said in a message to reporters on Wednesday.

On Twitter, Senate President Vicente Sotto III was also asked by veteran journalistRaissa Robles if the Senate could have S…

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