'Travesty of justice': Kin of disappeared students say Palparan interview a 'desperate attempt to vindicate rights violators'

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Convicted retired Army general Jovito Palparan Jr. was finally transferred to the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa on Wednesday night.

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MANILA, Philippines — Mothers of disappeared University of the Philippines students slammed Wednesday's interview by Presidential Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy of convicted retired general Jovito Palparan, calling it “a cheap, desperate attempt to vindicate criminals and rights violators.”

 

To recall, the Malolos Regional Trial Court found Palparan guilty of kidnapping and serious illegal detention in the disappearance of University of the Philippines students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño in 2006.

 

During that time, Palparan earned the moniker “The Butcher” from human rights and activist groups for the disappearances and deaths attributed to his campaign against suspected communists.

 

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