Palparan draws support from generals
Retired generals hit trial by publicity
By Dona Z. Pazzibugan, Norman Bordadora, TJ Burgonio
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Fugitive retired Army Major General Jovito Palparan Jr. has finally found succor and comfort from among his own.

The organization of the country’s past and present military and police generals has called for a halt to the “undue trial by publicity” of Palparan who carries a P500,000 bounty on his head, even as they urged him to face the kidnapping charges for the 2006 disappearance of two University of the Philippines student activists.

The Association of General and Flag Officers Inc. (Agfo) on Wednesday denounced Palparan’s projection in the media as a “serial murderer” when he has neither been tried nor convicted by a court.

“We are disturbed by the exploitation of the case of General Palparan, who has not yet been convicted by any court of law, and his projection as a serial murderer, a “berdugo” based on pieces of evidence that are yet to be scrutinized in due process by the court,” said retired Lieutenant General Raul Urgello, a former Army commanding general and Agfo chairman and president, in a statement.

“We believe that he must face the charges against him and equally in his right to be tried fairly based on facts and circumstances devoid of any political or ideological insinuations,” Urgello said.

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