{"id":120051,"date":"2017-09-28T07:00:43","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T11:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=120051"},"modified":"2017-09-28T07:00:43","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T11:00:43","slug":"manila-police-releases-solano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/09\/28\/manila-police-releases-solano\/","title":{"rendered":"Manila police releases Solano"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Solano persistently said that he will prove his innocence before the court. (PTV photo)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Manila Police District (MPD) on Thursday released John Paul Solano, the primary suspect in the hazing death of UST freshman law student Horacio Tomas \u201cAtio\u201d Castillo III.<\/p>\n

Solano was freed a day after the Department of Justice (DOJ) ordered his release, affirming the argument of Solano’s counsel, Paterno Esmaquel, that his client can’t be detained any further for an inquest proceeding as he voluntarily surrendered and wasn’t arrested. Only individuals who were arrested and detained undergo inquest proceedings.<\/p>\n

Esmaquel added that his client is entitled to a regular preliminary investigation, ones Solano will attend on October 4 and 9.<\/p>\n

“I would like to thank MPD\u00a0na nagtiyaga sila sa akin kahit medyo na<\/em>-stress\u00a0sila <\/em>[for their patience on me despite getting a little stressed],”<\/em> Solano told reporters.<\/p>\n

Solano persistently said that he will prove his innocence before the court.<\/p>\n

“Rest assured, I will shed light\u00a0sa <\/em>[in the]\u00a0story\u00a0pagdating ng\u00a0<\/em>preliminary investigation [when the preliminary information comes]. I will prove my innocence for telling the truth,” Solano added.<\/p>\n

When asked what he felt after his release, Solano anwered \u201cnothing”.<\/p>\n

He added that he is not afraid of a possible revenge against him.<\/p>\n

“Sila nang bahala kung anong gusto<\/em>\u00a0nilang gawin<\/em> [It\u2019s up to them as to what they want to do], he said.<\/p>\n

“As I said\u00a0po noong nakaraan<\/em>, I still believe\u00a0na hindi sila ganun ka<\/em>-savage or barbaric [As I said, I still believe that they are not that savage or barbaric],\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Solano also expressed sympathy to Castillo\u2019s family.<\/p>\n

“Also, I would like to extend my deepest condolences\u00a0sa\u00a0<\/em>parents\u00a0ni <\/em>Atio [to Atio\u2019s parents].”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, MPD said that the order of release did not pacify the obstruction of justice complaint filed against Solano for giving a false statement after he surrendered to Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday, September 22. Solano has earlier apologized for this incident.<\/p>\n

He is now facing multiple criminal complaints of murder, hazing, perjury, robbery,\u00a0and obstruction of justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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