The pregnant daughter of the late New People's Army (NPA) spokesperson Gregorio "Ka Roger" Rosal was arrested in
"Joint
elements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the National Bureau of Investigation
arrested at 7 am today Andrea Rosal, a ranking leader of the New People’s Army
in Southern Tagalog Region," said military spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel
Ramon Zagala.
Rosal, who is due
to deliver her baby this month, was arrested upon the order of a court in
Mauban, Quezon, because of supposed cases of kidnapping and murder. Zagala said
she is also implicated in an attempted homicide case filed in Luisiana-Cavinti
in Laguna.
"Extensive
attention was given by her arresting officers as Andrea is pregnant and due [to
deliver] within this month," said Zagala.
She was arrested
along with her security escort and barangay chairman Ruben Gatchalian, owner of
the house where she was staying.
The arrest comes
5 days after the military nabbed alleged Communist Party of the Philippines
(CPP) chairman Benito Tiamzon and his wife Wilma Austria, who served as party
secretary general.
Tiamzon and his
wife, alleged CPP-NPA secretary-general Wilma, were arrested on March 22 by joint forces of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the
AFP in Barangay Zaragosa, Aloguinsan town in Cebu .
http://www.rappler.com/nation/54062-ka-roger-daughter-nabbed
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