Rape-slay convict Antonio Sanchez may not walk free any time soon after all, and is not likely to do so, until he has served his full 40-year prison term, according to justice department officials.
officials amid public outrage over reports that the former mayor might be released early due to his “good conduct.”
He said he had told Faeldon to conduct a “process of elimination” of prisoners not qualified for GCTA because the law excluded “recidivists, habitual delinquents, escapees and persons charged with heinous crimes.” “He may not be qualified to go home today or in the next few months. … It may take him several years,” he added.
Among those who would be disqualified were “high-profile” inmates, as well as drug lords and those who “provided sanctuary or supported drug peddlers while they were here,” he said. “His lifestyle there shows that he lives like a king—he has aircon, TV, carpeted floor, two bedrooms and more than a million [pesos worth of] shabu in his possession. Aren’t those infractions? Show us proof that he behaved well in jail,” Sarmenta said.
The 74-year-old retired staff member of the House of Representatives lives with her husband and a grandson in their home in Las Piñas City. Carrying banners saying “No to release of Sanchez,” they carried lighted candles while marching around the sprawling campus.
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