Prison guards delay Bilibid political prisoners access to essential amenities

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Prison guards delay Bilibid political prisoners access to essential amenities

By DOMINIC GUTOMAN Bulatlat.com MANILA – Two wall fans, two rice cookers, and a water dispenser – essential amenities for political prisoners that could at least, ensure adequate standard of living in places of detention – are withheld by the jail guards at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) Maximum Security Compound for four months, a support group reported. In a letter addressed to Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Catapang and…