President Rodrigo Duterte won't allow convicted rapist and murderer Antonio Sanchez to be released early from prison, Malacañang says.
— President Rodrigo Duterte won't allow convicted rapist and murderer Antonio Sanchez to be released early from prison because he is not qualified to benefit from the law that that shortens the jail sentence of inmates based on good behavior, Presidential Spokesperson Sal Panelo said on Friday.
He said the Palace recently reviewed the the law on Good Conduct Time Allowance after the public outcry on the former Calauan, Laguna mayor's possible early release. He said the good conduct-based sentence reduction policy categorically excluded persons charged with heinous crimes and recidivists from the benefit of its coverage.
Panelo, who was one of the lawyers of Sanchez in the 1993 highly-publicized trial of the rape-slay of University of the Philippines-Los Baños students Mary Eileen Sarmenta and Allan Gomez, said Duterte will be furious if the ex-mayor walks free soon.Sanchez, along with other six individuals, was convicted in 1995 for the rape and murder case. They were sentenced to seven terms of reclusion perpetua or up to 40 years of imprisonment.
Bureau of Corrections chief Nicanor Faeldon also said it is"impossible" for Sanchez to to walk free soon, even if he qualified for the good conduct-based sentence reduction policy.
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