HERE'S WHY REINA MAE NASINO SHOULD NOT BE IN JAIL IN THE FIRST PLACE
(A THREAD)

Reina Mae Nasino and her two companions Ram Carlo Bautista and Alma Moran, were arrested at the office of Bayan-Manila in Tondo during wee hours of November 5, 2019 while they were sleeping.

Armed policemen barged inside the house under the authority of a search warrant issued by QC RTC Exec Judge Cecilyn Burgos-Villavert. The issuance of SWs is instrumental in the series of arrests of activists in Negros & Metro Mla in Oct & Nov 2019, including the arrest of Nasino

Before the arrests, she was seen having a meeting with now NCRPO chief Debold Sinas, author of widespread killings and arrests in Negros during his stint as Police Chief in Central Visayas.

Nasino and her companions were detained in Manila City Jail. Nasino later knew that she was already pregnant at the time of the arrest.

WITCH-HUNTING USING A DEFECTIVE SEARCH WARRANT

We noticed that the search warrant used in the search and arrest of Nasino et. Al. have serious defects.

For one, the brgy indicated in the search warrant is different from the actual place of search. The warrant also indicated that the place to be searched is situated in the corner streets of Flora and Clemente in Tondo, Manila.

However, upon ocular inspection of the area in February 29, 2020, we found out that the place of search is far from the description in the warrant.

We prayed for the release of the records for the application of search warrants but we have been ping-ponged by Judge Villavert and Judge Umali. We later asked the Office of the Court Administrator to allow us to have access of the records which we have not obtained until now.

But since we refuse our clients to be arraigned under ludicrous trumped up charges & undergo the tedious court processes, not to mention the humiliation of public trial for a crime they did not even commit

we filed a motion to quash search warrant and suppress evidence which the court also denied.

MARRED WITH INCONSISTENCIES

The allegation of the arresting officers in their affidavit of arrest and seizure is that Bautista was caught in his room in possession of a hand grenade placed IN A WHITE CARTON BOX, INSIDE A BROWN PAPER BAG ON THE FLOOR, NEAR THE SINGLE BED MATTRESS

The police officers are basically saying that they saw the firearms casually kept in the room like a stock of deodorant.

Police also said that they found Bautista keeping a .45 Cal and an M-16 kept under his single mattress bed in a small room (around 3x5 meters).

Common sense dictates that if the M-16, (which is basically, 39.5 inches long or so), is placed under a narrow mattress in a 3x4 meters room, IT WILL BE VERY VISIBLE TO ANYONE.

Also, the police are saying that they proceeded to look for the grenade first allegedly kept in the box & brown paper bag, just beside the mattress & they did not notice the protruding long firearms first w/c they said was kept under a mattress similar to a manipis uratex?Really?

As the incredible narration of the police continued, they said that they searched the room of Reina Mae and Alma, and there they also saw  hand grenade, ammunitions and .45 cal, on a plastic tray near the door.

Really, all those grenade and firearms were casually kept like a spare pack of sanitary napkin???

ALL THESE LIES when in truth and in fact, a group of dimwit policemen initially barged inside already carrying firearms and explosives and proceeded to plant those in unlikely places.

After planting the evidence to justify the arrest, they called the barangay to witness the search and make it appear that the search is just about to start when they already went ahead of time inside the house to plant evidence.

Vying for best actors and actresses award for the natatanging performance in the implementation of search warrants, the policemen quipped during the search: "uy may granada dito!" or "Boss pasitib, may baril!!!"

This has been the modus ever since.

ELUSIVE COMPASSION FOR INA AND BABY RIVER

While all of these is happening, Ina gave birth to a baby girl. And since then, we have been struggling to plead for court to allow Ina and Baby River to be together for at least 12 months for exclusive breastfeeding.

But the jail authorities would say that they do not have facilities and manpower for that, as if we are asking 10 helpers for Ina and Baby River. And yes, the one who repeatedly denied us is a woman in robe, probably, also a mother.

THIS HAS BEEN THE PLIGHT OF POLITICAL PRISONERS WHO ARE DELIBERATELY PERSECUTED BY THE GOVERNMENT JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE ACTIVISTS. THEY CONCOCT ALL SORTS OF LIES. AT TIMES, IT LEADS TO UNIMAGINABLE TRAGEDIES LIKE THE DEATH OF BABY RIVER.

THIS IS ON YOU DUTERTE AND YOUR COHORTS THAT PERPETRATE THESE INJUSTICES. 

THE BLOOD OF BABY RIVER WILL FLOW IN THE CONSCIENCE OF THOSE WHO DENIED HIM OF A MOTHER'S LOVE.

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