NUPL President Atty. Ephraim B. Cortez responded to the Bureau of Corrections’ denial of transfer of retired Major General Jovito Palparan, who was convicted in 2018 of the kidnapping and serious illegal detention of University of the Philippines students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño.
Read the whole statement here: bit.ly/NUPL_Palparan
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