Leila De Lima, hinostage ng detainees sa Camp Crame jail; nakaligtas na, ayon sa PNP

Leila De Lima, hinostage ng detainees sa Camp Crame jail; nakaligtas na, ayon sa PNP

- Former senator Leila De Lima was taken hostage by three prisoners at the Camp Crame jail

- The three detainees who hostaged the former senator were allegedly initially trying to escape the detention center

- They were identified as Feliciano Sulayao, Jr., Idang Susukan, and Arnel Cabintoy

- According to the PNP, the three detainees stabbed a police officer, but one was able to fire at them, before Sulayao headed towards the cell of the former senator

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Former senator Leila De Lima was taken hostage by detainees at the Camp Crame Jail on Oct. 9, Sunday, after the detainees failed had failed an attempt to escape the facility.

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Photo: Leila De Lima (@AttyLeilaDeLima)
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According to Rappler, the three suspects were Feliciano Sulayao, Jr., Idang Susukan, and Arnel Cabintoy.

It was reported that the detainees stabbed one police officer, who was brought to the hospital, and another officer on duty was able to fire at the two suspects, when Sulayao, the last remaining suspect headed towards the cell of the former senator and took her hostage.

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As per Philstar, the stabbing of the police officer happened when the officer was distributing food at a common area.

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According to One News, Sulayao was eventually killed by members of the Special Action Forces, and that the three suspects were reportedly Aby Sayyaf members.

Sen. Leila de Lima is a Philippine senator, who is an open critic of the present administration of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte. She has been in jail since 2017. It was alleged that the senator used dr*g money for her campaign in 2016.

De Lima took to social media to express her gratitude to Sen. Manny Pacquiao for joining in the call to release her from detention. The lady senator has been in detention for more than five years after being accused of involvement in illegal substances. Sen. Leila has vehemently denied the charges, which she attributed to the alleged vindictiveness of some political personalities. She said that the cases filed against her were all fabricated.

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Rafael Ragos, former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) OIC and the star witness during the hearing of Sen. Leila de Lima retracted his previous statement. Ragos was co-accused and was then made a key witness on record for the prosecution. The former BuCor OIC said that there was no truth to any of the affidavits or court testimonies he gave. He specifically mentioned those pertaining to the alleged delivery of monies to then Sec. De Lima or Ronnie Dayan.

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