GMA’s release indicates ’double standard’ justice – rights group
Migrante-Middle East, www.thepoc.net
July 26,2012

An activist overseas Filipino migrants’ right group reacted thus to the release from hospital arrest of former president and incumbent Pampanga representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo after the court granted her bail on the grounds that the electoral sabotage case filed against her by the Commission on Election (COMELEC) is weak.

“Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, given her status, political clout and wealth, simply escapes imprisonment. She was never imprisoned anyway as she was in hospital arrest for eight months enjoying privileges not given to an accused of high crimes such as electoral sabotage and plunder, among others,” said John Leonard Monterona, Migrante-Middle East regional coordinator.

“It seems so easy for the court to grant Mrs. Arroyo bail and right after her camp sought her release from hospital arrest while there are 300+ political prisoners who were charged of common crimes but were denied bail and still languishing in jails for years even without proper cases filed,” he added.

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