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Viewing cable 06MANILA26, IN BLOW TO JUDICIARY, WELL-KNOWN JUDGE SLAIN

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06MANILA26 2006-01-04 09:36 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Manila
VZCZCXRO2144
PP RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM
DE RUEHML #0026/01 0040936
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 040936Z JAN 06
FM AMEMBASSY MANILA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8404
INFO RUEHZS/ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS
RUEAWJA/DOJ WASHDC
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RUEAHLC/DHS WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 MANILA 000026 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, INR/EAP, INR/B 
DEPT PLEASE PASS TO USAID ANE/TS - L. SAULS 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PINS ECON PINR PTER PHUM RP
SUBJECT:  IN BLOW TO JUDICIARY, WELL-KNOWN JUDGE SLAIN 
 
REF: A. 05 MANILA 5914 
     B. 05 MANILA 5749 
     C. 05 MANILA 5521 
     D. 05 MANILA 3955 
 
1.  (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please 
handle accordingly. 
 
2.  (SBU) Summary:  A well-known Metro Manila trial judge 
was murdered in a drive-by shooting on December 31.  Police 
have arrested seven men in connection with the attack.  The 
Supreme Court has demanded that the GRP thoroughly 
investigate the crime and take steps to protect judges.  The 
killing -- the 10th of a judge in the past five years (all 
unresolved) -- highlights the Philippines' continuing rule 
of law problems.  End Summary. 
 
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Slaying of Well-Known Judge 
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3.  (SBU) On December 31, two men riding on a motorcycle 
shot and killed Judge Henrick Gingoyon of the Pasay City 
Regional Trial Court at a town in Cavite Province located 
just south of Manila.  Gingoyon had gained notoriety in 2004 
when he ordered the Philippine government to pay 3 billion 
pesos (approximately USD 60 million) to the Philippine 
International Air Terminals Company (PIATCO) as compensation 
in the takeover of the as-yet unopened Ninoy Aquino 
International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA-3) -- see ref D. 
(Note:  The Supreme Court recently upheld Gingoyon's ruling 
on the PIATCO case.  The opening of the terminal -- now 
scheduled for sometime in 2006 -- has been delayed for years 
by allegations of corruption and resulting litigation.  End 
Note.)  He also gained attention in 2005 after objecting to 
the promotion of a police chief in Cavite (a notorious area 
for violence), whom he accused of planting evidence to 
justify arrests.  Gingoyon was also the judge in terrorist- 
related cases, including one in which he sentenced Agus 
Dwikarna, an Indonesian national, to 10-17 years in prison 
for illegal possession of explosives linked to a series of 
lethal bombings in Manila in 2000. 
 
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Arrest of Suspects 
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4.  (SBU) Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez has initiated an 
investigation of the murder through the National Bureau of 
Investigation (NBI), which has created "Task Force Gingoyon" 
to investigate the crime.  According to press reports, the 
NBI has arrested seven suspects, including three that have 
been "positively identified" by eyewitnesses.  The NBI has 
stated that it believes the three may have been paid 150,000 
pesos (USD $2,800) to assassinate the judge.  Authorities 
have not yet established a motive, however.  According to 
police officials, Gingoyon had received death threats in the 
weeks before his murder.  There are no indications at this 
point that the crime was linked to Gingoyon's hearing of 
terrorist-related cases. 
 
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Supreme Court Lashes Out 
------------------------ 
 
5.  (SBU) The Supreme Court -- in its watchdog role as head 
of the judiciary -- and several NGOs have spoken out against 
the crime, urging decisive action by authorities.  Ismael 
Khan, a Supreme Court official, told A/Pol/C on January 4 
that the Supreme Court was "very worried" by the killing and 
"very angered."  Gingoyon was a "highly-respected judge, 
known for his fierce independence," he related.  The Supreme 
Court, he noted, has publicly demanded that the GRP take 
immediate steps to solve the case and to protect judges, but 
was "not happy" with the government's steps, thus far.  Khan 
asserted that the killing of Gingoyon "added to the 
environment of fear in the judiciary that makes judges think 
twice about their rulings."  The Free Legal Assistance 
Group, a local NGO working on legal issues, also issued a 
statement condemning the attack, stating that "The killing 
of any judge is an attack on the independence and integrity 
of the judiciary." 
 
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Comment 
 
MANILA 00000026  002 OF 002 
 
 
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6.  (SBU) The slaying of Judge Gingoyon -- which has 
received considerable press coverage -- is the 10th of a 
judge in the Philippines in the past five years.  All of the 
cases are unresolved.  Coming on top of the ongoing killings 
of journalists and leftist activists (ref B), as well as the 
dozens of extra-judicial slayings of alleged criminals (ref 
C), the killings of jurists serve to highlight the country's 
endemic rule of law problems. 
 
JONES