Re post GMA plight gets attention Posted by Online on May 5th, 2014 Manila, Philippines – The camp of former President now Pampanga Rep. Gloria M. Arroyo has decided to keep mum on reports that her continued hospital detention has drawn the attention of Amal Alamuddin, an international human rights lawyer who gained instant world celebrity status as popular American actor George Clooney’s fiancee. Media claimed that Alamuddin, a Lebanese-born British lawyer, had aired the belief that Arroyo’s human rights may have been violated by the Aquino government as a result of her continued detention. Lawyer Larry Gadon, one of Arroyo’s legal advisers, admitted that they have not been approached by Alamuddin. However, he stressed that the controversy of the former Chief Executive’s continued detention at a hospital suite at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City for over two years now is an issue that has been assigned to a legal team. Raul Lambino, Arroyo’s legislative chief of staff, said her family is happy that a highly respected international lawyer has noticed the former President’s plight. Like Gadon, Lambino said they merely received information about Alamuddin’s reported comments from the newspapers. Alamuddin shot to fame shortly after Clooney, described as Hollywood’s most eligible bachelor, announced their engagement. Now 36, Alamuddin took up law at Oxford University and New York University. She is described as an international law expert and a human rights activist. News reports claimed that Alamuddin has aired plans to bring Arroyo’s case before the United Nations where she used to be assigned various legal and human rights work. (Ben R. Rosario) Incoming search terms:
Posted on: Mon, 05 May 2014 01:57:27 +0000