PHOTO ESSAY
The Arrest of
Ka Satur
Asserting his
innocence and braving a police manhunt, Bayan Muna Representative Satur
Ocampo accompanied by friends and supporters went to the Supreme Court on
March 16 to ask that the “sham and fabricated” charges filed by the
military against him be dropped.
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA
Bulatlat
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Ocampo explaining
to media:
“[The government] is doing to me
what it is doing to ordinary people.
I am taking up the cudgels for everyone.” |
Civil
libertarians accompany Ocampo to the Supreme Court and the police
headquarters.
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Police block the
onrush of supporters who converged on short notice upon hearing that
Ocampo will appear in court. |
Police
escorts serve the warrant and arrest Ocampo at the Supreme Court.
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Ocampo’s
spouse, University of the Philippines
professor Bobbie Malay, fixing the buttons
of his shirt upon arrival
at the police
headquarters. In spite of the solon’s
declaration that he is submitting himself
to custody,a brief scuffle ensued when
police brusquely took him away. |
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Talking with media
who were barred from entering
the police investigation room. |
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Defiant as he displays thumbs
soiled by ink after his finger prints
were taken. |
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“I
entrust myself to the wisdom and justice of the Supreme Court,” Ocampo
said. Oral arguments on his petitions for certiorari on the Leyte court's
decision charging him with multiple murder and Temporary Restraining
Order on his arrest and detention will be on March 23. Bulatlat
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