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Trillanes, De Lima Seek Probe On Bilibid Riot


Two staunch critics of the Duterte administration are seeking probe on the riot at the New Bilibid Prison on Wednesday morning, which killed a high-profile inmate and injured four others.

Senate Resolution No. 174, which is seeking a House inquiry into the “apparent mismanagement and incompetence” of the national penitentiary, Bureau of Corrections, and the Philippine National Police following the riot, was filed by Senators Antonio Trillanes IV and Leila De Lima on Wednesday.

Moreover, the senators want an investigation on the alleged “isolation, intimidation, maltreatment, torture, and other alleged human rights violations” perpetrated by the PNP Special Action Force inside the national penitentiary.

During the riot, Tony Co was stabbed dead after he reportedly clashed with another inmate, retired police Chief Inspector Clarence Dongail.

Dongail, who was also injured, allegedly called out Co’s group for having a pot session inside a cell at Building 14 of the Bilibid.

Also wounded from the brawl were inmates Jaybee Sebastian, Vicente Sy and Peter Co.

Sebastian was tagged by other inmates as the one collecting money for De Lima’s campaign funds during the House probe.

De Lima vehemently denied the accusations, as she insisted that Sebastian was a government asset.

Trillanes, for his part, said that they want to know what really happened inside the prison.

“Precisely to call for an investigation para malaman natin talaga ano ba nasa likod niyan at kasi maraming speculations. Let's get it directly from these people para magkaalaman na. Both sides are claiming different things,” Trillanes said.

De Lima alleged that the riot was instigated by the administration to threaten inmates who refused to testify against her in the House inquiry on the proliferation of illegal drugs at the Bilibid.

The senators questioned why the riot happened days after Sebastian refused to testify against De Lima.

Source: Rappler
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