Says James Anthony Uy is slated to surrender
(Eagle News)–Justice Undersecretary and Spokesperson Markk Perete on Monday, Sept. 9, confirmed a fourth convict in the rape-slay of the Chiong sisters has been released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law.
Perete said James Anthony Uy, however, is slated to surrender together with fellow convict Josman Aznar, who was earlier released also under the law that increases the GCTA given to inmates.
A Senate inquiry is looking into allegations there was corruption in the grant of GCTA to convicts.
A joint Department of Justice and Department of the Interior and Local Government is also looking at the guidelines for the grant and processing of the allowances, and at the implementing rules and regulations of the law.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo has said the IRR crafted and issued during the time of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima and of Interior Secretary Mar Roxas removed an original provision in the law that bans convicts of heinous crimes from availing of the benefits of the law.
On Friday night, fellow Chiong sisters rape-slay convicts Ariel Balansag and Alberto Caño surrendered to authorities.
This was days after President Rodrigo Duterte issued a 15-day ultimatum for convicts released under the GCTA law to surrender or be treated as fugitives of justice.
The Philippine National Police said as of Sunday evening, over 100 convicts have already surrendered to authorities since Duterte’s order.
Aside from Aznar, Caño, Balansag and Uy, also convicted for the 1997 crime was Francisco Juan “Paco” Larrañaga, Rowen Wesley Adlawan and James Andrew Uy.
Larrañaga, who is of Spanish descent, is serving his sentence in Spain.Moira Encina
