MANILA, Philippines — A group that looks after political prisoners have asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) for a “compassionate permit” that would allow jailed inmates to visit the wake of a political prisoner who recently died.
According to the group Kapatid, its members are asking the DOJ to allow the wife and son of Jesus Alegre, a political prisoner who was supposedly jailed for 16 years, to see him for the last time.
The group through spokesperson Fides Lim has already forwarded a letter to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, citing the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Security and Safekeeping Procedure which allows persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) to view the remains …
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