ADVERTISEMENTRecto issued the call after questions were raised on the deaths of several high-profile inmates, mostly convicted drug lords, due to COVID-19. “The proof of death is a photo of the body. “Simply show it to the Justice Secretary, and if he says that he had seen it, and swears that it is true, then we’ll take his word for it,” he added. Moreover, transparency is an effective mechanism to guard against abuses such as fake or simulated deaths,” Drilon, a former justice secretary, said in an earlier statement. During the meeting, the BuCor chief also confirmed that 21 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) who had contracted COVID-19 had died since March, including the nine high-profile NBP inmates.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 21, 2020 04:13 UTC