A Pampanga Regional Trial Court is set to
hear the request of an RTC executive judge to transfer Globe Asiatique
president Delfin Lee from the provincial jail to a city jail.
RTC Branch 42 Judge Amifaith Reyes set the
hearing on Nov. 9.
RTC Executive Judge Divina Luz Simbulan
sought Lee’s transfer, saying he is getting special treatment and has a
bodyguard at the provincial jail. She conducted a surprise visit to the
provincial jail last July 13 and saw Lee conferring with his lawyer at his
cell, which is also prohibited in jails.
Simbulan – who earlier said Lee should be
transferred to the city jail in Barangay Telabastagan – said the Arayat jail,
which is not overcrowded, would be more conducive for Lee.
“Per verification from the BJMP (Bureau of
Jail Management and Penology) and Pampanga provincial jail wardens, BJMP Arayat
could ideally accommodate 30 inmates and has 32 inmates as of Oct. 6,” she
said.
Lee had opposed his transfer to a smaller
jail, dismissing as “conjectures and hearsay” allegations that he is getting
special treatment at the provincial jail.
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