The Kidnapping of Satur Ocampo

In the Dead of Night. The government’s (man)handling of Satur Ocampo has turned the leftist congressman into a cause celebre. (Left photo by Dabet Castaneda/bulatlat.com; right photo by Kenneth Guda/pinoyweekly.org)

The Arroyo government’s handling of the case of Bayan Muna congressman Satur Ocampo has backfired. That’s according to the many commentary and opinion pieces that have been written since Ocampo was arrested, shoved into a van and then into a Leyte-bound plane while Filipinos were asleep.

Who is Satur Ocampo and why is the Arroyo regime hellbent on throwing him behind bars?

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