Maguindanao massacre suspect loses habeas case before appellate court By Benjamin B. Pulta 05/02/2011

Maguindanao massacre suspect loses habeas case before appellate court

By Benjamin B. Pulta 05/02/2011
The Court of Appeals (CA) has stopped a Pasig City court from allowing the release from jail of one of the accused in the Maguindanao massacre case.

In an 18-page decision by Associate Justice Ramon Garcia, the CA’s Ninth Division reversed the order issued by the Pasig Regional Trial Court Branch 153 on Oct. 29, 2010 and instead dismissed the petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by Datukan Malang Salibo.

The appellate court pointed out that under court rules the release of any person through the privilege of a writ of habeas corpus is not allowed if he has been charged before a court.

Salibo was arrested in August 2010 and was subsequently detained by virtue of an arrest warrant for one Butukan S. Malang and a commitment order for Butukan S. Malang, alias Datukan Malang Salibo, both issued by Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City in relation to the Maguindanao massacre case..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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