AN ALLEGED high-ranking member of the New People’s Army (NPA) entered a not guilty plea during her arraignment before the sala of Regional Trial Court Branch 17 yesterday, following her arrest in Calinan District last March.
Ruditha Rostte Gaylawan was charged for violation of Republic Act 10591 (“Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act”), RA 9516 (“Illegal Possession of Explosives”), and Commission on Election (Comelec) gun ban.
The respondent was assisted by her legal counsel lawyer Manuel Quibod.
RTC Branch 17 Judge Evalyn Morales, meanwhile, scheduled the preliminary conference of Gaylawan on June 20 at 2 p.m., while her pretrial was set on June 30 at 8:30 a.m.
Based on the police report, Gaylawan was allegedly the secretary general of the Guerilla Front 54. She was also tagged as the sister of the commanding officer of the Sub-Regional Committee 3 of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-NPA Guerilla Front 54, Roberto Rosete alias Bobby.
She is facing trial after the City Prosecution Office found probable cause to charge her for carrying .45 caliber pistol along with a magazine loaded with six bullets, two pieces of grenade, assorted medicines, two improvised bombs which were allegedly seized by the authorities in her possession during her arrest.
The accused was arrested in a joint police and military operation by virtue of warrant of arrest for murder issued by Judge Virginia Tejano Ang of Regional Trial Court Branch 1, Tagum City in Davao del Norte.
The operation conducted by the Calinan Police Precinct, 84th Infantry Battalion and Criminal Investigation and Detection Group after authorities received a tip from a concerned citizen about her whereabouts.
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