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Government of USA vs Hon Guillermo Purganan & Mark Jimenez [DISSENTING OPINION YNARES-SANTIAGO]

GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, represented by the Philippine Department of Justice, petitioner, vs. Hon. GUILLERMO G. PURGANAN, Morales, and Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 42; and MARK B. JIMENEZ a.k.a. MARIO BATACAN CRESPO, respondents. [DISSENTING OPINION YNARES-SANTIAGO]

G.R. No. 148571 | 2002-12-17

DISSENTING OPINION 

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.: 

I maintain my stand regarding the issues raised in the main decision of this case, as laid out in my original dissent. However, the ponente raised several points which compel further comment and discussion on my part. 

If the majority's overriding concern is upholding "the government's interest in fulfilling its Extradition Treaty obligations and in cooperating with the world community in the suppression of crime,"[1] then I submit that this policy is adequately served by the denial to a potential extraditee of any notice or hearing during the evaluation stage of the extradition...