Monday, February 27, 2006

Update on Ka Bel's case

on Ka Bel's case

Rep. Beltran's inquest this morning was a brazen, malicious, and unforgivable mockery of the law, fellow legislators should castigate, condemn for the the lack of due process.

Ka Bel's media officer Lisa Ito gives the following account of the 'inquest.'

Kinuha si Ka Bel from the detention cell. Paalam ng CIDG na ipapa-medical lang siya, pero hindi siya sa ospital dinala kundi sa CIDG Conference Room. Walang walang kaalam-alam si Ka Bel. Walang binabanggit kung ano ang magaganap. A police accidentally blurted out that magkaka-inquest si CB.

On the The 'inquest' proper

Binasa ng fiscal (no name,whoever the hell he is) yung charge vs CB in the presence of Atty. Romeo T.Capulong, Atty Sato Atty Pastores. Names of SO, LM, JV, RM, TC, JMS were also mentiond, along with Atty. Christopher Belmonte. They are all being charged with rebellion.

Tinanong ng judge kung may copy na ang lawyers. None.

Fiscal tells them to to receive the copies. They're several inches thick. Within 10 minutes, kailangang mabasa daw lahat.

RTC went through the documents and abstained on the basis that it was not possible to probe all the documents in the given time.

Atty. Capulong states the circumstances of pagkakahuli- no warrant, warrant based on 1985 case, hindi pagsasalita ng rally ng February 24, na siyang pinagbabasahan nila ng sedition charge. Fiscal whoever the hell he is says there is no need to elaborate on that. RTC is enraged, insists that it is part of due process to lay down circumstances of arrest.

Nag-intervene si Ka Bel. Tumayo. "Pabayaan mong magsalita ang aming abugado!"

RTC says they need to study the sandamakmak documents they were handed.

RTC tells the fiscal na "huwag siyang magpagamit, alam mo kung ano ang tungkulin niya at dapat maglingkod na may katuwiran. Halatang-halata na scripted ang pagkakahuli kay Ka bel, nagpapagamit kay GMA."

Ka Bel and RTC walk out, denouncing the entire process as mockery.

Ka Bel: "Walang kwenta ang lahat ng ito. Ibalik niyo na ako sa selda ko kung gusto niyo!"

The 73-year old solon's blood pressure shoots up to 180/120

Fiscal tells RTC to sit down. "Atty. Capulong, alam mo ang ruling sa korte. Matagal ka nang abugado." He tries to get RTC to sit down.

RTC: "Mas ikaw ang hindi nakakaalam ng ruling."

Session declared over. May kaso na.

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