MANILA -- The paralegal who was detained during the "snatching" of the body of slain peace consultant Randall Echanis has tested positive for the coronavirus, in a development that the Anakpawis party
MANILA -- The paralegal who was detained during the "snatching" of the body of slain peace consultant Randall Echanis has tested positive for the coronavirus, in a development that the Anakpawis party-list blamed on police.
Colabres was arrested on August 11 in the midst of the confusion over who should have custody over the body of Echanis. He was released on August 18 after posting P36,000 bail while the case against lawyer Luz Perez is under further investigation. “The QCPD should be held accountable; they did not only endanger the health of Colabres, but also the entire prison population,” Anakpawis said.Under the Revised Penal Code, charges should be filed in court within 36 hours for afflictive or capital offenses or within 18 hours for those punishable by correctional penalties like obstruction of justice.
A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court asking for the release of elderly, sick and pregnant detainees who are most vulnerable to contracting the coronavirus in congested jails. But the petition remains pending.
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