The Supreme Court has made public a copy of its resolution ordering the release of Aegis Juris fraternity leader Arvin Balag from the Senate detention facility.
The SC Public Information Office, on a Twitter post around 10:50 a.m. on Friday, showed a copy of the December 12 resolution of the high court.
Resolution in Balag v Senate, GR 234608 pic.twitter.com/r5cmXlyxzL
— Philippine Supreme Court Public Information Office (@SCPh_PIO) December 22, 2017
The resolution reads that “in the interim the immediate release of petitioner Arvin Balag on the basis of his prayer set forth in his Motion to Resolve Petition (with fourth most urgent reiterating motion for the issuance for the issuance of a temporary restraining order and/or immediate release of petitioner) pending the resolution of the instant petition by the Court.”
Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Jose Balajadia earlier confirmed Balag’s release around 7:00 p.m. on Thursday after he received a copy of the SC’s order.
Balag, along with other Aegis Juris fraternity members, are being blamed in the fatal hazing of University of Santo Tomas (UST) freshman law student Horacio “Atio” Castillo III last September 17.
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