OSG asks SC to order rearrest of ex-Palawan governor Joel Reyes

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Joel Reyes (right), former Palawan governor, and younger sibling Mario (left), former Coron mayor, were accused of masterminding the murder of environmentalist-broadcaster Gerardo Ortega four years ago. AP/File photo

 

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Solicitor General urged the Supreme Court to order the rearrest of former and dismiss the petition for review by Palawan governor Joel Reyes, who allegedly plotted the murder of journalist Gerry Ortega in 2011.

 

To recall, the Supreme Court in early April issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Puerto Princesa Regional Trial Court Branch 52 from implementing the warrant against Reyes.

 

But government lawyers later April in a 62-page comment urged the high court to lift the TRO and dismiss the petition for review on certiorari that Reyes filed. The petition has yet to be resolved to date. 

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/04/25/2176633/osg-asks-sc-order-rearrest-ex-palawan-governor-joel-reyes

 

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