lauded the decision of the Supreme Court to allow the temporary
release of Bayan Muna Representative Satur Ocampo upon the placement
of P100,000 bail bond.
"This is a most just and humane decision which we hope would
eventually lead to Ka Satur's complete release and the dismissal of
all criminal charges against him," Beltran said.
Beltran in the meantime also issued an appeal to the Supreme Court to
lay down a favorable decision on his own pending petition at the SC
calling on the High Court to assume jurisdiction over his case given
the slow movement in the lower courts. The inciting to sedition case
versus Beltran is filed at the Quezon City Municipal Trial Court
Branch 43 while the rebellion case against him ins with the Makati
Regional Tria Court Branch 150.
"My innocence is very easy to prove and the charges against me as well
as the false testimonies used to secure my arrest are also easy to
debunk and expose as pure fabrications. The Supreme Court's higher
authority should be consulted on the veracity of the charges against
me, as well as the illegal manner by which I was arrested. I was
arrested on February 25, 2006 on the basis of a lapsed warrant, on
rebellion charges that have already been dismissed," he said.
Beltran said that his counsels filed its petition for certiorari last
November 2006 but up to now no decision have been laid down. He
expressed hope that given the swiftness of the SC's action on Ocampo's
case, the SC will also deem it fit to address his own petition and
call for justice.
"This is an urgent petition calling on the SC to step into the breach
and impose a TRO on the unjust decisions being laid down by the courts
on the case. With a TRO on the RTC decisions, we can move forward
with other legal moves to that will and should lead to the dismissal
of the charges against me. I hopeful that the SC will see the merits
of the arguments and, more importantly, the moral basis of the
assertions of my innocence." #
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