Donna Rose S.

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Palparan won’t be VIP in Bilibid – BuCor

There will be no special treatment for retired Maj. Gen. Jovito

Palparan who will be detained at the maximum security
compound of the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City, Bureau of
Corrections (BuCor) Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa
said Monday.
The BuCor chief said the retired Army official will undergo normal
procedures.
“The (first) five days quarantine period, he will undergo medical
examination to determine (his) physical state and mental health.
Then he will (undergo) briefing on prison rule and regulations,”
dela Rosa told reporters.
Dela Rosa said once Palparan arrives at the NBP, he will go to
Reception Diagnostic Center (RDC) and will stay there for 60
days.
“Then after five days, the remaining 55 days will be used for
assessment purposes to assess him on what program will be
reformatory or rehabilitation program to undergo while serving
his sentence. After 60 days, we will be ready to transfer (him) to
his regular dormitory,” dela Rosa told reporters on Monday when
sought for comment.
Dela Rosa noted that Palparan will be placed at the maximum
security compound because he was sentenced to reclusion
perpetua or imprisonment of up to 40 years, which is the highest
penalty.
On Monday, the Malolos City Regional Trial Court (RTC) found
Palparan and Lt. Col. Felipe Anotado Jr. and S/Sgt. Edgardo
Osorio guilty of kidnapping and serious illegal detention in
connection with the disappearance of University of the Philippines
(UP) students Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan in 2006.
Malolos RTC Branch 15 Judge Alexander Tamayo sentenced the
three to reclusion perpetua or imprisonment of up to 40 years.
They was also ordered by the court to pay the amount of pay
PHP300,000 each in civil indemnity and moral damages to the
families of the two UP students.
On Aug. 12, 2014, Palparan was arrested in a house in Sta. Mesa,
Manila after three years in hiding.
He was arrested by virtue of an arrest warrant issued by the
Malolos RTC in 2011 in connection with the kidnapping and
serious illegal detention charges filed by the relatives of the two
missing UP students.
Prior to the promulgation of the case, Palparan was detained in
Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. (PNA)