ANILA, Philippines – Retired Brigadier General Danilo Lim refused on Monday to admit guilt for alleged wrongdoings he committed during the Arroyo administration. Lim, who was detained at the Camp Crame from 2006 to 2010 for rebellion charges and attempted coup d’etat, said admitting guilt would clear former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, her relatives, and officials who served in her government. “This admission of guilt, they say, is a necessary precondition before I could avail myself of amnesty. I have repeatedly stated that I will not admit guilt and/or responsibility to alleged crimes I have not been proven guilty,” he said in a press statement. “Such a demand only distracts the country from prosecuting the real enemies of democracy and the people,” he added. He alleged that Arroyo is now scot-free with the help of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez.
“Ang dapat umamin ng kanilang mga pagkakasala sa bayan ay walang iba kundi si Ginang Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Isama na dito si Ombudsman Gutierrez na walang inatupag kundi ang pagtakapan ang mga loyalista ni Arroyo kagaya ng ginawa nito sa kaso ng dating Major General Carlos Garcia,” Lim said. “Dahil dito, aking nilalagay ang aking pangalan upang manawagan sa Korte Suprema na alisin ang status quo ante order na kanilang nilagay sa impeachment process ni Gutierrez. Panahon na para matulin na paikutin ang gulong ng hustisya. Panahon na para kalusin sina Arroyo at kanyang mga alipores,” he said. “It is they who must admit to their crimes. Thus, as part of the task and mandate given by the people to the new democratic government, it is incumbent on President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy Aquino III that these people account for their transgressions. Punish the true enemies of the people and not those who stood with them during their great hour of need, despite the odds and difficulties,” Lim said. “The Filipino people deserve no less.”
