“[The] grant of clemency must still always be delicately balanced with the preservation of public confidence in the courts. When there is no showing of genuine remorse or that the petitioner has sufficiently reformed his ways, the Court must temper its grant of mercy with the greater interest of the public,” said the SC.
Source: SC rejects clemency for dismissed judge in Delfin Lee case
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LN: Bawi na lang sa next life 