Security guard Rolly Panesa. FILE PHOTO BY BERNARD TESTA
Despite the Court of Appeals ruling that security guard Rolly Panesa's arrest and detention was a case of mistaken identity, the military on Wednesday stood pat on its position that the individual it apprehended on October 2012 was a member of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).
“The AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) believes that Danilo Benjamin Mendoza is one and the same as Rolly Mira Panesa,” Capt. Alex Propanes from the Philippine Army Judge Advocate Office said.
Earlier, the appellate court ruled that Panesa, who is in 40s, is not the same as the 61-year-old Mendoza.
Security guard Panesa together with his counsel from the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) and supporters from the human rights group Karapatan is expected to file anytime Wednesday a criminal complaint against military and police officers before the Department of Justice (DOJ).
But the military is unfazed with Panesa’s legal action.
“The Armed Forces is ready for any possible counter-charges to be filed by Danilo Benjamin Mendoza (Panesa),” Propanes said.
On Oct. 5, 2012, military and police intelligence personnel arrested Panesa in Quezon City. Karapatan later came out with photographs of Panesa, who was evidently subjected to torture by his captors.
On Wednesday, Karapatan secretary general Christina Palabay said the crimanl complaint to be filed by Panesa is for violation under the Anti-Torture Act of 2009, Republic Act 7438, and Articles 269 (unlawful arrest) and 363 (incriminatory machination) of the Revised Penal Code.
Last August, Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Emmanuel Bautista awarded to a hooded tipster the P5.6-million reward money for the capture of Panesa.
Palabay slammed the reward system as an “organized racket” of some military and police officers.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/70031/despite-ca-ruling-of-mistaken-identity-armed-forces-insists-panesa-is-cpp-leader
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