Ladlad's wife apologizes to PNP chief for wanting to see her husband

The wife of National Democratic Front of the Philippines consultant Vicente Ladlad, who was blocked by police personnel as she was attempting to force her way to see her detained husband, apologizes to Police chief Director General Oscar Albayalde.

In a statement, Fides Lim-Ladlad asked for forgiveness after learning that the PNP chief may file a case against her for "obstructing official police procedures."

In her appeal, Mrs. Ladlad said that General Albayalde's wife would surely do the same if the PNP chief were in the same situation as Mr. Ladlad.

"I hope General Albayalde will find it in his heart to forgive me when his charming wife, Mrs. Albayalde, will also obstruct justice with her bare hands by blocking a police van because he's imprisoned inside and she knows not where he will be brought, or what perchance will happen to him because of a state malady called evidencia plantida de pulis," Mrs. Ladlad statement reads.

"I've had enough of my three minutes of fame battling ogres to protect my husband Vic Ladlad, as should fewer wives be doing should the same fate befall their own luckless husbands," she added.

In her statement, Mrs. Ladlad also called out for good pro bono lawyers who would help her case, should Albayalde decide to go on with the charges.

"But should the good PNP chief in his surreal wisdom decide otherwise, then media-shy private me who hardly posts anything on Facebook will just have to endure more of the limelight and secure a good pro bono lawyer (volunteers please) with a delicious sense of the ridiculous because that is what this case is."

As of posting time GMA News Online was trying to reach the PNP for comment.

NDFP peace consultant Vicente Ladlad and two others were arrested early Thursday morning for illegal possession of firearms. Operatives allegedly seized from them M-16 and AK-74 rifles and hand grenades.

Mrs. Ladlad had accused arresting officers of planting evidence against her husband, violation of human rights, and preventing her from seeing him.

But the PNP belied Mrs. Ladlad's claim and maintained that the arrest was legitimate, and that Mr. Ladlad just happened to be an NDFP consultant. —Margaret Clair Layug/LBG, GMA News