14 more days in detention for Sison
Communist leader Jose Maria Sison will remain in detention for 14 more days, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau reported.
Sison, who is detained at the Scheveningen prison in The Hague appeared Friday before a court at the Palace of Justice which is located at the center.
The initial report by Danny Buenafe, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau chief said Sison’s lawyer relayed the information to National Democratic Front negotiating panel chief Luis Jalandoni that the decision was made after evidences were presented by the prosecution panel.
Sison’s lawyer reportedly described the decision as "ridiculous" because the evidences presented by the prosecution have already been addressed in a ruling by a July 2 ruling of the Philippines’ Supreme Court which dismissed the multiple charges against Sison.
Sison was arrested by Dutch policemen in The Netherlands for allegedly ordering the assassination of former communist leaders Romulo Kintanar and Arturo Tabara in 2003 and 2004.
Earlier, Loui Galicia, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau correspondent, reported that the Public Prosecutor’s Office said that it will seek that Sison be incarcerated for an additional fourteen days.
"We will ask the investigative judge to extend the custody [of Sison] for fourteen days. That’s the normal procedure under Dutch law.
And in the end of the period, a court that will consist of three judges will make a decision about further detention," spokesman Wim de Bruin said.
Sison’s allies were confident that he will be released Friday.
The Public Prosecutor also seemed confident, because de Bruin was already anticipating further interviews with Galicia.
"I think in the coming months, we will have much contact," de Bruin said.
SOURCE: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=90661
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