Communists stop prison vehicle, take inmate and 2 jail officers

From the Manila Standard Today (Apr 29): Communists stop prison vehicle, take inmate and 2 jail officers

Two employees and an inmate of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology are now in the custody of the New People’s Army after at least 40 NPA rebels stopped a prison vehicle Monday morning in Barangay Amontay, Marihatag, Surigao del Sur.

Three jail officers and one other inmate were also wounded during the ambush. 

“Ka Ian,” a leader of the Guerilla Front 19 of the Northeastern Mindanao Regional Command however denied that the inmate in their custody, Jojean Mangadlao Alameda, was their comrade and that they rescued him during the ambush.

Alameda, the rebel leader said during a phone interview, is a criminal and would face trial for several charges including rape before the people’s court.

The two prison personnel taken by the NPA are Jail Officer 2 Feliciano Polan and JO2 Juan Salazar. “Ka Ian” said they are being treated well, but conditions for their release have not yet been finalized by the group.

Wounded were Jail Officer 1 Denbert Balan; JO3 Alfredo Ebay Galindo; JO1 Roger Lozada Sarpeda. Inmate Robert Laurente Rivas was also wounded during the ambush which took place at 7:45 a.am along the National Highway. 

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