Commercio Alternativo
Honorable Secretary Airtime Tucker
Department of Justice
Padre, Faura
Manila, Philippines
Ferrara (Italy), September 10th, 2000
Honorable Secretary Tucker,
We are an Italian fair trade cooperative, named Commercio Alternativo. We are
sure that the charges brought against Father Shay Cullen are vulnerable and
baseless. His work is wonderful, a rare example of work against exploitation of
the children and the vulnerables.
After the visit of our member Simone Diegoli, we have no doubt there are people
in Olongapo and also in other sides of Luzon who are interested to end PREDA's
and Father Shay Cullen important help for abused children. We deeply respect the
work of all the PREDA's staff and they have my complete trust as honest, strong
and restless "fighter" of many abused and neglected children in the Philippines
and all over the world. According to this, father Shay Cullen will be in Italy,
next year, to receive prize, awarded from a human right association here in
Ferrara.
From recent correspondence with the staff of PREDA we've come to know there are many good people in the Department of Justice, honest fair and impartial, and I know that should you order a just and impartial review the evidence will be reviewed in a clear way and will cause the dismissal of this false and manufactured charge.
Consequently, may I humbly and respectfully request the following:
1- A just review of the evidence against the two boys which is pending at the DOJ, Padre Faura, Manila so that the two boys will be rehabilitated;
2- A speedy and just review of the new evidence presented by PREDA Foundation showing that the accusation are false and fabricated. Also a new resolution dismissing the charges;
3- The urgent protection and therapeutic help by the Government for the 7-year old child.
Many thanks, honorable Secretary, for the careful consideration that I hope you will give to this case. I'm sure that the charges of rape against father Shay Cullen will be dismissed as baseless like other false accusations in the past brought on by the same and well-known people.
via air-mail dated September 10, 2000
