Justice and the courts in the Philippines (a thread)
The court could allow a detainee, a principal accused in a massacre, to attend his daughter’s wedding “on humanitarian grounds”.
The court can allow a detainee to visit his ailing father in the hospital not once, not twice, not thrice. Four times.
A court can separate a mother and her baby daughter https://mb.com.ph/2020/08/13/political-prisoner-separated-from-baby-after-manila-court-denies-appeal/">https://mb.com.ph/2020/08/1...
The court can ignore the same mother’s plea to visit her daughter in the ICU https://www.rappler.com/nation/reina-mae-nasino-motion-furlough-visit-baby-hospital">https://www.rappler.com/nation/re...
The court could change its mind: shorten a furlough from 3 days to 6 hours. https://www.rappler.com/nation/reina-mae-nasino-motion-furlough-visit-baby-hospital">https://www.rappler.com/nation/re...
The court could believe law enforcers claims they have “no personnel” to guard the mother in her short furlough.
But 47 escorts turn out to guard the mother in her three-hour visit. No offer of privacy whatsoever.
But 47 escorts turn out to guard the mother in her three-hour visit. No offer of privacy whatsoever.