A local court here is ready to release the detained former head of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) in Northern Mindanao so that he could participate in the resumption of peace negotiations between the government and the insurgent group in Oslo, Norway next week.
But Alfredo Mapano said he no longer has funds to pay the P100,000 bail set by Cagayan de Oro Regional Trial Court Judge Florencia Abbu for his temporary release, after he posted a similar P100,000-bail in a Malaybalay, Bukidnon court where he was facing charges of murder, frustrated murder and carnapping.
“I cannot afford to pay more. The bail of P100,000 was already paid to the courts in Malaybalay. There is no money for the court in Cagayan de Oro,” said Mapano, who is still languishing at the Misamis Oriental Provincial Jail where he has been detained for the past eight years.
Mapano said the bail money (paid in Malaybalay) was raised through donations from the National Democratic Front (NDF), his friends and family.
His counsel Francisco del Castillo said they were hoping Abbu would not raise the issue of bail bond payment because the Supreme Court has already directed the courts to give appropriate priority for the motion for temporary liberty.
Del Castillo said they have already paid P100,000 bail to the courts in Malaybalay and that should have also been enough also for the court in Cagayan de Oro.
“We will be filing a motion before the Solicitor General seeking clarification of the matter, “Del Castillo said.
Mapano is an expert on political and constitutional reforms, and had experience in implementing ceasefires, being a previous member of the Reciprocal Working Group of past peace negotiations.
Mapano was visiting his wife and three children in Cagayan de Oro when he was arrested on August 1, 2009
http://www.mb.com.ph/ndf-consultant-doesnt-have-enough-money-to-pay-for-bail/
But Alfredo Mapano said he no longer has funds to pay the P100,000 bail set by Cagayan de Oro Regional Trial Court Judge Florencia Abbu for his temporary release, after he posted a similar P100,000-bail in a Malaybalay, Bukidnon court where he was facing charges of murder, frustrated murder and carnapping.
“I cannot afford to pay more. The bail of P100,000 was already paid to the courts in Malaybalay. There is no money for the court in Cagayan de Oro,” said Mapano, who is still languishing at the Misamis Oriental Provincial Jail where he has been detained for the past eight years.
Mapano said the bail money (paid in Malaybalay) was raised through donations from the National Democratic Front (NDF), his friends and family.
His counsel Francisco del Castillo said they were hoping Abbu would not raise the issue of bail bond payment because the Supreme Court has already directed the courts to give appropriate priority for the motion for temporary liberty.
Del Castillo said they have already paid P100,000 bail to the courts in Malaybalay and that should have also been enough also for the court in Cagayan de Oro.
“We will be filing a motion before the Solicitor General seeking clarification of the matter, “Del Castillo said.
Mapano is an expert on political and constitutional reforms, and had experience in implementing ceasefires, being a previous member of the Reciprocal Working Group of past peace negotiations.
Mapano was visiting his wife and three children in Cagayan de Oro when he was arrested on August 1, 2009
http://www.mb.com.ph/ndf-consultant-doesnt-have-enough-money-to-pay-for-bail/
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