Garcia's Document Missing

Document missing? Newspapers’ headline today is on the case of Maj. Gen. Garcia’s case for the alleged violation of the Article of War, in which original documents of the statement of the assets and liabilities which is the basis for perjury are missing.

Original copies of retired Army Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia’s statements of assets and liabilities (SALs) — the basis of his indictment for perjury before the Sandiganbayan — are missing from the records of the Armed Forces, the special prosecutor said yesterday.

Under the Rules of Court, evidence submitted in court must be original documents. If the originals are in the custody of a government official, then a certified true copy of these documents duly authenticated by the government official must be on hand. (Source)

If it is really true that the documents are missing, then there should be an underground operation to clean up evidences against the retired General. Of course we can’t just reject the possibilities about it. Maj. Gen. Garcia is a million dollar man just as what has been reported:

Garcia was also accused of making an undervalued assessment of nine vehicles registered under his name and those of his family members.

Garcia owns a 1993 Toyota Previa worth P521,797, a 1997 Mitsubishi L-300 van worth P424,583, and a 1997 Honda Civic worth P564,000, the investigators added.

The Office of the Ombudsman also included in the perjury cases Garcia’s failure to declare P5.8 million in investments in the Armed Forces-Police Savings and Loan Association Inc.

Garcia is also being investigated for the $785,630 he and his family had allegedly been sneaking into the United States between November 1998 and June 2004.

One of Garcia’s sons was detained at a US airport last year for carrying up to 100,000 dollars in cash without declaring it to customs.

Apparently to extricate her son, the general’s wife, Clarita, told US officials she had also brought in $100,000 in the past.

She also reportedly said that their money came from gifts and commissions from suppliers dealing with her husband, who was then AFP comptroller.

Garcia is also believed to own real estate in the US worth a total of $1.4 million, as well as two trucks, a 2003 Honda CRV, 1998 Toyota Hilux, 2001 Toyota Rava, and a 1993 Toyota.

Garcia was the comptroller in charge of the military’s budget until March, when he was transferred to another post after unconfirmed reports surfaced that his son was held at a US airport for allegedly failing to declare $100,000 in cash he was carrying. (ibid)

He’s not just an ordinary Filipino who is often times victim of injustices. He has everything: Power, Wealth, and Influence. He can do everything he wanted to do to clear his name.