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Lacson: High-profile inmates control Bilibid

By: - Reporter / @FMOrellanaINQ
/ 02:20 PM September 15, 2019

Senator Panfilo Lacson. INQUIRER.net / CATHY MIRANDA

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Panfilo Lacson bared on Sunday that “high-profile” inmates are in control of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP).

According to Lacson, anomalies in the prison have evolved over time where it has become almost “mafia-like” inside.

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“Ang isang maliwanag na na-establish dito, na parang ang mga high-profile inmates naging napakamakapangyarihan at napakayaman, na sila na halos ang nagpapatakbo ng kulungan, hindi na ang gobyerno,” he said in an interview with dzBB.

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“Sila na ang nasusunod, kung sino ilalagay sa kubol, sino ita-transfer sa malalayo, sa Iwahig o Davao; kung sino iko-confine sa hospital, kung sino pa isasama i-confine bukod sa kanila. At sila pa nagdi-direct ng operation ng droga sa labas,” he added.

Lacson said that the situation inside the NBP “has gone so bad na naging helpless na ang gobyerno.”

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He added that inmates can hire killers while in prison and 80 percent of illegal drug transactions are happening inside the NBP.

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“Pasalamat na rin tayo na nagkaroon ng pagdinig kasi kung hindi, hindi nabulgar lahat ito, tuloy-tuloy ang ligaya sa loob, malala na nga, baka lalo pang lumala,” Lacson said.

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It could be noted that a Bureau of Corrections officer was shot dead by an unidentified armed man amid the controversy surrounding the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) Law fiasco.

READ: BuCor officer shot dead in Muntinlupa

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According to BuCor, 1,914 convicted of heinous crimes were released through the GCTA, including four Chinese drug lords and the suspects on the Chiong sisters rape-slay case

READ: Chiong sisters rape-slay convicts already released – Lacson | 4 convicted Chinese drug lords released from jail since June — Lacson

A wife of an inmate, however, said in a Senate hearing that a “GCTA for sale scheme” in the NBP exists.

Yolanda Camelon claimed that she had paid P50,000 to secure the release of her common-law partner, but the release date kept being moved back despite payment of the bribe. /je

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