The Department of Justice (DOJ) has requested the re-arrest of six security personnel accused of kidnapping cockfighting enthusiasts in 2022. The Court of Appeals (CA) overturned a lower court's decision to grant bail to the accused, citing strong evidence of guilt.
THE Department of Justice has sought the re-arrest of six security personnel charged with kidnapping and serious illegal detention before the Regional Trial Court of Manila City in connection with the disappearance of several “sabungeros” or cockfighting aficionados in 2022.
The six security personnel were accused of being responsible for the disappearance of “sabungeros” identified as Mark Joseph Velasco, Marlon Baccay, James Baccay, Rowel Gomez, John Claude Inonog and Rondel Cristorum, who were last seen on January 13, 2022. The trial court allowed the respondents to post bail for their temporary liberty in the amount of P500,000 for each count.
In ruling in favor of the DOJ, the CA held that the trial court judge “gravely abused her discretion” in granting the respondents’ bail petition “despite the presence of strong evidence of guilt.”
KIDNAPPING SECURITY COURT BAIL DISAPPEARANCE
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