Three of Morong 43 refute human rights violation
Yesterday, March 2, three of the 43 arrested New People's Army (NPA)
rebels who were captured in Morong, Rizal last February 6, 2010
submitted to the fiscal in Tanay, Rizal an affidavit stating that they
were actually members of the rebel group and that they were not tortured
by their custodians in Camp Capinpin in Tanay Rizal.
Admitting that they are really NPA members, Valentino Paulino, Cherylyn
Tawagon, and Eleonor Carandang, signed a statement stating that they
were not tortured by the detention guards on their cells, contrary to
the spreading issue that the captured 43 NPA members are being tortured
by the guards in the camp. In said affidavit, they expressed their
requests of remaining inside the camp and for them to have new lawyers
to represent them.
It was also reported that the three NPA members, in the presence of
representatives from the Commission on Human Rights, did not sign the
complaint prepared by Atty. Romeo Capulong against alleged human rights
violations that took place within the camp while they were detained.
One with the AFP, the Philippine Army upholds the rule of law and
respects human rights in everything they do. The organization will
continue to follow the legal processes and is confident that the whole
truth will surface, just as it did with the recent admission.#
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