Lawyers group dismayed over “red carpet” treatment of Pemberton
The National Union of People’s Lawyers pointed this out since Pemberton has been serving his prison sentence in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City instead at the national penitentiary.
The group cited that “persecuted political prisoners are still in limbo, denied for months of their pleas for a reprieve if only to avoid the curse of the pandemic for them and, in one heart wrenching case, even a newborn baby.” “In principle we are fine with reformative or rehabilitative measures towards those validly convicted of crimes and that these should be equitably applied to all deserving and truly remorseful,” the NUPL said.
and then – when everybody is distracted and distressed – springing a surprise on us all by walking by virtue of contrived ‘good conduct’ while isolated and sheltered from the native hoi polloi,” it declared.
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