Hatched plans?
During a hearing last November 2006, Casimira Roluna and Cinco were surprised when Glecerio told the court that he has a new lawyer, a certain Tabao. Casimira and Cinco did not have a chance to talk with him in private to settle the matter.
During the scheduled pre-trial of the murder case in Baybay on March 8, Glecerio was again absent. It was later found out that he was in Manila. The military did not seek the courts permission for his transfer.
It was also during this time that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Department of Justice (DoJ) presented the multiple murder case filed against Satur Ocampo and several others. Glecerio Roluna is one of the witnesses, claiming to be a former member of the NPA who is knowledgeable about the killings.
Seeking the help of KARAPATAN, the mother expressed her concern that her son is just being forced to cooperate with the military.
Gidala-dala ra siya sa Army. Usa ni nga akong gi-tuohan nga gigamit ug napugos ra jud ni siya sa militar, she explained. (He (Glecerio) is only being dragged by the Army. This is one of the reasons why I believe that that he is just being forced and used by the military.)
Dennis Abarientos, Secretary General of KARAPATAN-Central Visayas, said they will seek a court order to allow Gelecerio to be visited without the presence of soldiers and to have him transferred from the military camp to an ordinary prison cell. Meanwhile, the RTC of Baybay ordered the AFP to explain why they brought Glecerio to Manila without seeking the permission of the court.
It is not a mere coincidence that Roluna is being used by the military in the case against Satur Ocampo and others. This is a plan hatched by the AFP and the Arroyo administration to discredit and malign Bayan Muna and other progressive organizations, Abarientos said.
Instead of being held responsible for forcibly abducting Roluna and violating his rights, the military is being given a free hand by the government to further violate his rights and force him to be a false witness against Satur Ocampo and others, Abarientos said.
A mothers plea
Gusto ra nako makapaminaw akong anak nako. Ug nga ako siyang makit-an ug maka-istorya kung nganong gi-hawiran siya. Ug kung napugos ba siyaUg kung na-unsa na siya karon, Glecerios mother said. (I just want my son to hear me. And that I will be able to see and talk to him and ask him why he is being detained. and if he is being forcedand basically, how he is right now.)
Ganahan ra jud ko nga maka-istorya mi. Inahan gud ko, she pleaded. (I just want to see him and talk to him. After all, I am his mother.) Bulatlat
Extrajudicial Killings
