THE National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) asked the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Malolos, Bulacan to reverse and set aside its decision acquitting former Army Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan and three others on charges of kidnapping and torture of farmer brothers Raymond and Reynaldo Manalo in 2006. In a 35-page motion for reconsideration, the NUPL insisted
Judge Francisco Felizmenio of the Malolos RTC Branch 19 says the Manalo brothers failed to clearly identify the men who abducted them from their farm in San Idelfonso, Bulacan, in February 2006
Judge Francisco Felizmenio questions testimony that led to Jovito Palparan's 2018 kidnapping and illegal detention conviction, which the Court of Appeals upheld
Bulacan court clears Palparan in second kidnapping case inquirer.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from inquirer.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A Bulacan court has denied over lack of merit the petition of convicted retired general Jovito Palparan to reopen the charges against him for plea bargaining, a court procedure where the accused would plead guilty to a lesser offense.