{"id":262303,"date":"2020-07-20T10:19:28","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T14:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=262303"},"modified":"2020-07-20T10:19:28","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T14:19:28","slug":"doj-asks-nbi-to-probe-deaths-in-bilibid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/07\/20\/doj-asks-nbi-to-probe-deaths-in-bilibid\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ asks NBI to probe deaths in Bilibid"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The DOJ chief met with Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag on Monday for a briefing on the death of Sebastian, a witness in the drug case against Senator Leila de Lima. (PCOO file photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0<\/strong>—\u00a0Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra is asking the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to conduct a probe on the death of high profile persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), including Jaybee Sebastian.<\/p>\n

This is to dispel any doubts regarding the death of Sebastian and the eight others, who were drug convicts.<\/p>\n

The DOJ chief met with Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag on Monday for a briefing on the death of Sebastian, a witness in the drug case against Senator Leila de Lima.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the DOJ said Bantag confirmed to Guevarra that 21 PDLs confirmed to have contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) have died since March of this year.<\/p>\n

Presently, there are five PDLs in isolation in Site Harry, the biggest isolation facility in BuCor with a bed capacity of 300.<\/p>\n

Following protocol in the BuCor in the event of an inmate’s death from Covid-19, the cadavers were cremated within 12 hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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