Palparan after his arrest last month.
Retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan was transferred to the Philippine Army Custodial Center inside
Military sources said the medical examination was standard procedure to ensure that the detainee is in good physical condition.
Visiting hours would be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., according to Army Spokesman Lt. Col. Noel Detoyato, who added that there would be no special treatment accorded Palparan.
Earlier in the day, a Bulacan court granted the petition of
Palparan to be transferred from the Bulacan provincial jail to the Army
custodial center in Fort
Bonifacio
Palparan's lawyer, Atty. Narzal Mallares, said the order was handed down by
Branch 14 of the Malolos, Bulacan Regional Trial Court in open court during the
hearing of his motion.
The court issued the order even after Atty. Edre Olalia of the National Union of People's Lawyers manifested his opposition to the motion for transfer.
Olalia is the legal counsel of the families of missing University of the Philippines (UP) students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeno.
Palparan, along with Colonel Felipe Anotado and several other soldiers, are facing charges for the abduction of Cadapan and Empeno in 2006, an allegation they have denied.
The court issued the order even after Atty. Edre Olalia of the National Union of People's Lawyers manifested his opposition to the motion for transfer.
Olalia is the legal counsel of the families of missing University of the Philippines (UP) students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeno.
Palparan, along with Colonel Felipe Anotado and several other soldiers, are facing charges for the abduction of Cadapan and Empeno in 2006, an allegation they have denied.
The court entered a plea of not guilty for Palparan after he refused to enter a
plea during his arraignment last month.
In asking for the transfer of detention, Palparan cited intelligence reports that the communist New People’s Army (NPA) had allegedly formed a hit squad to liquidate him, adding that his detention at the provincial jail is also very risky since there are several NPA members also detained there.
Palparan initially requested to be detained either at the PNP Custodial Center in Camp Crame or at the headquarters of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) in Camp Aguinaldo, but he later asked the court that he be detained at the Army custodial center.
In a related development, Mallares sought to allay the concern that Palparan will be given VIP treatment at the Army facility, saying that even at the provincial jail where he was detained after he was transferred from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) last August 12, he was not given special treatment.
At the same time, he said that, aside from the security consideration, Palparan's detention at an Army facility is just right, since he is still in the reserve force even if he has already retired from active service.
Palparan's last posting before he retired was as Commanding General of the Army’s 7th Infantry Division.
Palparan's detention cell at the Army custodial center measures 2.8 by 4.3 meters and does not have a toilet.
There is one bed and an electric fan. The bath and toilet is common to several cells sharing it.
He will be the ninth detainee once transferred
Also detained there are his co-accused, Lt. Col. Lt. Col. Felipe Anotado and Staff Sgt. Edgar Osorio.
The detention center is a building within a compound insideFort Bonifacio
Only soldiers are detained there
Army chief Lt. Gen. Hernando Iriberri issued a statement, part of which reads as follows:
"As ordered by the court with its presiding judge Teodora Gonzales, the PA [Philippine Army] will take custody of MGen Palparan. He will be detained at the PA Custodial Center. We will abide by the provisions of the transfer as stipulated by the court order and he will be presented to the court when needed. The PA custodial center is prepared for the transfer of MGen Palparan. He will be treated fairly and justly.”
For her part, Lorena Santos, Secretary General of the group Desaparecidos, said in a statement that "the last ray of hope for justice has just been doused. Palparan is essentially freed, and Malacanang welcomes it."
Santos
Unable to contain her disappointment, Mrs. Connie Empeno, the mother of Karen, shouted in Filipino at the end of the hearing: "You're in a better position, Gen. Palparan. You’re in jail. Your children and your wife can visit you. How about my daughter, where is she now?"
BothSantos
"This is yet another proof that the Aquino regime and the Armed Forces of thePhilippines coddle
butchers like Palparan and are protecting him," Santos
In asking for the transfer of detention, Palparan cited intelligence reports that the communist New People’s Army (NPA) had allegedly formed a hit squad to liquidate him, adding that his detention at the provincial jail is also very risky since there are several NPA members also detained there.
Palparan initially requested to be detained either at the PNP Custodial Center in Camp Crame or at the headquarters of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) in Camp Aguinaldo, but he later asked the court that he be detained at the Army custodial center.
In a related development, Mallares sought to allay the concern that Palparan will be given VIP treatment at the Army facility, saying that even at the provincial jail where he was detained after he was transferred from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) last August 12, he was not given special treatment.
At the same time, he said that, aside from the security consideration, Palparan's detention at an Army facility is just right, since he is still in the reserve force even if he has already retired from active service.
Palparan's last posting before he retired was as Commanding General of the Army’s 7th Infantry Division.
Palparan's detention cell at the Army custodial center measures 2.8 by 4.3 meters and does not have a toilet.
There is one bed and an electric fan. The bath and toilet is common to several cells sharing it.
He will be the ninth detainee once transferred
Also detained there are his co-accused, Lt. Col. Lt. Col. Felipe Anotado and Staff Sgt. Edgar Osorio.
The detention center is a building within a compound inside
Only soldiers are detained there
Army chief Lt. Gen. Hernando Iriberri issued a statement, part of which reads as follows:
"As ordered by the court with its presiding judge Teodora Gonzales, the PA [Philippine Army] will take custody of MGen Palparan. He will be detained at the PA Custodial Center. We will abide by the provisions of the transfer as stipulated by the court order and he will be presented to the court when needed. The PA custodial center is prepared for the transfer of MGen Palparan. He will be treated fairly and justly.”
For her part, Lorena Santos, Secretary General of the group Desaparecidos, said in a statement that "the last ray of hope for justice has just been doused. Palparan is essentially freed, and Malacanang welcomes it."
Unable to contain her disappointment, Mrs. Connie Empeno, the mother of Karen, shouted in Filipino at the end of the hearing: "You're in a better position, Gen. Palparan. You’re in jail. Your children and your wife can visit you. How about my daughter, where is she now?"
Both
"This is yet another proof that the Aquino regime and the Armed Forces of the
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