The SC has allowed the transfer to the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) in Muntinlupa City of two fraternity brothers of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte and a retired policeman, who were sentenced to 50 years imprisonment by the Sandiganbayan last year.
In an eight-page resolution released to the public on Thursday, the Court’s First Division denied separate motions filed by former Bureau of Immigration Deputy Commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles and retired policeman Wenceslao “Wally” Sombero Jr. seeking the reversal of Sandiganbayan’s decision issued on July 9, 2021 denying their plea for continued detention at the Metro Manila District Jail at Camp Bagong Diwa , Taguig City, pending the resolution of their appeals with finality.
In their appeal filed before the SC, the petitioners asked for the issuance of a special order suspending their transfer to the NBP, invoking “humanitarian and compassionate considerations.” Argosino, on the other hand, claimed that he has hypertension and diabetes, while Robles manifested that he is suffering from cardiac dysrhythmia hypertension and hyperthyroidism.should be applied to their cases on humanitarian grounds.
It agreed with the Sandiganbayan that they are considered national inmates under the Bureau of Corrections Act of 2013 as they were sentenced by the Sandiganbayan to prison terms exceeding three years. “They are national prisoners, who, upon conviction of violation of R.A. 3019 and plunder, are no longer presumed innocent,” the SC explained.
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