The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director, Baraan said in a statement, has the sole discretion in the transfer of inmates from medium to maximum-security cells without the approval of the justice secretary. ADVERTISEMENTBaraan said Director Maria Charina Dy-Po of the Department of Justice (DOJ) technical staff and any BuCor director would attest to his claim. Colanggo claimed that “Susan” got in touch with his talent manager, Reynante Diaz, on the cost of transferring inmates at NBP. “I do not personally know of any employee in the technical staff whose name is Susan. Baraan and his brother, former Pangasinan provincial administrator Rafael Baraan, were both named by President Duterte in a drug matrix showing Sen. Leila de Lima’s alleged conspirators in her drug protection racket.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 21, 2016 17:48 UTC