'Nicole' left for US for good

[Twin-Skies]

@Grim:

Ursua said Nicole and her family were “tired of the case.”

“They do not want to be bothered by it anymore because, they said, ‘there is no justice in the Philippines,’” she said.

Asked about speculation on why Nicole had chosen to leave, Ursua said: “As a lawyer, I have to respect the decision. The others can say their speculations; I cannot.”

Renato Reyes Jr., secretary general of the militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), raised the suspicion that the US government had pressured Nicole, her family and the Philippine government into arriving at the decision.

“One can’t help but speculate that the US was really moving to pressure them,” Reyes said in an interview.

“What the family said — that there is no justice in the Philippines — is a slap on the face of Gloria President Macapagal-Arroyo. It is a clear statement that [the government] failed to give justice, especially with the issue of custody over Smith.”

Reyes also said it was not farfetched that the US and Philippine governments were working to ensure that the VFA would remain in effect.

He cited such purported signals as US President Barack Obama’s telephone call to Ms Arroyo on Saturday and Ursua’s removal as Nicole’s lawyer.

I side with the lawyer here - can you blame Nicole's family given how fucked up our own justice system is, especially during these hard times?