An inmate on the National Bilibid Prison (NBP) on Tuesday alleged that a number of high-profile inmates who died on the nationwide penitentiary didn’t die from sicknesses however have been killed.
In John Consulta’s report on “24 Oras”, detainee Rodel Tiaga recalled witnessing the alleged homicide of drug lord Eugene Chua at “Site Harry” — the designated quarantine facility on the NBP for individuals who examined constructive for the coronavirus.
According to his medical certificates, Chua died of cardiopulmonary arrest on account of COVID-19 on June 2, 2020.
“Natakot ako, sir. Iniisip ko na ‘yung nangyayari sa kanila, pwedeng mangyari sa akin,” stated Tiaga.
(I obtained scared, I believed what occurred to them would occur to me.)
“Doon na… ginawa lang sya sa supot. ‘Yung isa nakahawak sa tali, ‘yung isa nakahawak sa supot. Ginanon kay Eugene, hatakan silang dalawa. Sinaklob sa ulo… hanggang sa bumagsak si Eugene sa harap nila,” he stated.
(They put a plastic bag over Eugene’s head and two folks pulled it till he collapsed in entrance of them.)
Tiaga additionally stated a “frontliner” requested him to clean the plastic bag used to kill Chua.
“Frontliner po nagbigay sakin eh. Sabi nya, ‘Del, pakihugasan mo ito.’ Hinugasan ko po dun sa public CR. Meron kasi dun tub na andon ‘yung hugasan. Iniisip ko nga sir baka ito ‘yung gamitin sa akin,” he added.
(A frontliner handed the bag and instructed me to scrub it. I washed it on the public CR as a result of there’s a bath there… I used to be considering that perhaps they’ll apply it to me.)
As why he was now talking up, the inmate stated: “Alam naman natin ang panahon nila Bantag eh talaga namang siguro kung magsasalita ka ng dalawa… ipanganganib ng buhay mo ‘yun. Ngayon sir, kumabaga payapa”.
(We all know that in Bantag’s time, speaking about something could value your life. But proper now, every part is peaceable.)
Bureau of Corrections Chief Gerard Bantag was briefly faraway from workplace amid the investigation into the dying of broadcaster Percy Lapid.
GMA News reached out to Bantag for his feedback however he has but to reply as of posting time.
The National Bureau of Investigation, for his or her half, stated they’ll use Tiaga’s statements of their probe into the deaths of different high-profile inmates on the penitentiary.
Other prisoners who died on account of COVID-19 on the NBP are Jaybee Sebastian, Francis Go, Willy Yang, Benjamin Marcelo, Zhang Zhu Li, Jimmy Kinsing Hung, Ryan Ong, and Amin Buratong. — DVM, GMA Integrated News
