MANILA, Philippines – Road rage murder suspect Jason Ivler denied reports that the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) was giving him special treatment.
“There is no VIP treatment. We are all treated the same,” Ivler said in an interview over Radyo Inquirer Friday.
“Those photos were taken in 2009, I was with my cousins,” Ivler said, referring to the photos that came out over the Internet showing women and liquor inside his cell last December.
Ivler said that while it was true that there was an instance he had a woman visitor, it could not be considered “conjugal visit.”
“They give security for every visitor and our visitors will only be allowed entry once they have shown valid ID and dressed properly,” he said.
“How can that be a conjugal visit? We are 23 here,” Ivler said, referring to the International Cell where he is with 22 other foreign inmates.
He added that visitors could see the inmates from Tuesday to Friday, 1-5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
“They allow visitors to come in early on Sundays so that they can join us in attending the Mass,” Ivler said.
Ivler is facing murder charges for the death Renato Ebarle Jr., son of former Presidential Management Staff Undersecretary Renato Ebarle, in a traffic altercation in November 2009.