Camp of American with 'laglag-bala' case laments slow pace of PHL justice

The camp of US national Michael Lane White has expressed disappointment in the Philippines' justice system, which they perceive to be slow in resolving their "laglag-bala" case.

White's camp expected the court to junk the case on Wednesday but a counter motion from former Office for Transportation Security screeners prevented this.

“Everytime we come in here were expecting it to be dismissed and it just keeps getting kicked down the road so I don't know. We have hope in the Lord but our hope in the court system here is fading fast,” White's father, Ryan, was quoted in a report from GMA's “24 Oras” by Oscar Oida on Wednesday.

White said his son is already feeling ill due to the stress from repeatedly having to attend court hearings.

He also said they were not pleased with President Benigno Aquino III's recent statement on the incidence of "lagla-bala" at the NAIA.

“If this is just a few random bandits running around and extorting people this would have been squashed long ago. But the fact that it is still going on means that the entire airport is corrupt,” he said.

Michael Lane White allegedly had a bullet in his luggage as he checked through NAIA last September.

White's camp is holding out hope the case will be resolved next week. — Andrei Medina/ELR, GMA News