The declaration made by Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) Chair Justice Andres Reyes, Jr. that the government’s goal must be restitution, and not merely the punishment of those involved in graft and corruption, reframes the concept of justice. It sends an emphatic signal. Not only must wrongdoers be punished; the people’s money must be recovered.
Lamenting that the stolen funds could have built schools, hospitals and roads, he declared: “All those persons responsible for this may be prosecuted and jailed.
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