A total of 13 convicts believed to be erroneously released from prison under the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law have surrendered to police stations nationwide as of Thursday midnight. | CGonzalesINQ
Data from the Philippine National Police on Friday said those who surrendered are composed of 11 convicts in Cagayan Valley, one in Central Visayas, and one in Metro Manila.The PNP said that of the surrenderrers, five were convicted for murder, three for rape, two for robbery with rape, one for murder and robbery, one for attempted rape with homicide, and one for a drug-related case.Meanwhile, PNP chief Gen.
RA 10592 shortens the prison sentence of convicts as a reward for showing good conduct while serving jail time. He added that the PNP may tap the International Criminal Police Organization , an intergovernmental organization enabling its 194 member countries to share and access data on crimes and criminals, to hunt convicts of heinous crimes released on good conduct who might have already left the country. /je
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