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An
investigating team from the Bureau of Jail Management and
Penology (BJMP) regional office will investigate this week
the complaints of female inmates at the City of Tagbilaran
Rehabilitation Center (CTRC) against alleged abuses of a jailguard.
During
the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) committee on protective services
committee hearing last Friday, committee chair Kag. George
Olario agreed with CTRC warden CInsp. Neil Avisado to allow
the BJMP regional office to conduct a fair and independent
inquiry into the charges of maltreatment of female prisoners
by one of their guards.
The
committee hearing was attended by kagawads Oscar Glovasa,
Edi Borja, Edgar Kapirig and the accused jailguard.
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The
jailguard strongly denied the allegations of three female
inmates who disclosed to Olario and Glovasa during their
inquiry at the CTRC last week that the accused guard
touched their private parts everytime they make requests.
During
the said hearing, Avisado informed the committee that
the regional office will not only be investigating the
jailguard but also the conditions of the CTRC.
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Olario
told the Chronicle that their committee report, based on their
interview of the female prisoners, will be endorsed to the
BJMP investigating team for their evaluation.
It
is up to the agency to decide on the case, Olario explained.
Olario
also reported that through the help of the city government,
a telephone line is already installed at the CTRC.
FRAMED
UP?
Close
kins of the jailguard told the Chronicle that the suspect
is a victim of a "frame up" done by some inmates
inside the CTRC.
Jealousy
could be the root cause of the false accusations lodged against
the suspect, they said. The suspect is a registered nurse
and has completed formal schooling in jail management.
The
angle of a "frame up" was already relayed to the
committee investigating the matter.
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