(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration on Thursday, Aug. 29, said the four Chinese drug lords Senator Panfilo Lacson said were released from the New Bilibid Prison in June are detained at the BI’s warden facility.
In a statement, the BI said the summary deportation order of Chan Chit Yue, Kin San Ho, Ching Che and Wu Hing Sum was signed and approved by the Board of Commissioners on August 23.
The BI said the four would be deported as soon as possible, “as soon (as) relevant documents are complied with.”
“BI exercises its ministerial function to deport foreign nationals who completed the service of sentence in Philippine prison,” the BI said, without saying if their sentences had been reduced under Republic Act 10592, which increases the Good Conduct Time Allowances given to inmates.
Earlier, Lacson said it was possible money was behind the release of some convicts.
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra refrained from commenting on Lacson’s remark, saying he would do so once the facts have been established.
The Palace has already clarified that RA 10592 does not include in its coverage those convicted of heinous crimes, recidivists, habitual delinquents and escapees.
A joint Department of Justice and Department of the Interior and Local Government panel has been given ten days to review the implementing rules and regulations of the law, and the guidelines on the processing and computation of GCTAs.
The processing and computation of GCTAs is suspended for ten days until the panel’s work shall have been concluded. Moira Encina
