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Soldiers escort Palparan out of Bulacan jail


A heavily secured convoy with soldiers in full battle gear escorted retired Major General Jovito Palparan Jr. to the Philippine Army custodial center in Fort Bonifacio Monday noon.
 
The convoy included two pickup trucks with soldiers carrying long firearms, radio dzBB's Rodil Vega reported.
 
Escorting the convoy were police from Bulacan and elements of the Army's Special Forces regiment.
 
The convoy was cruising along the North Luzon Expressway shortly before 1 p.m, dzBB's Vega reported.
 
Photos posted on Twitter by GMA News' Mav Gonzales showed the convoy also included trucks with soldiers.

 
Earlier Monday, a Bulacan court allowed Palparan's transfer from the Bulacan Provincial Jail to the detention facility in Fort Bonifacio.
 
The court cited the security of Palparan and inmates at the Bulacan Provincial Jail in allowing the transfer.
 
Palparan's camp had petitioned the Bulacan court to be transferred from the Bulacan Provincial Jail to the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines or Philippine National Police Custodial Center.
 
Last Aug. 18, Palparan was arraigned before the Malolos, Bulacan regional trial court on charges of kidnapping and serious illegal detention.
 
 
The charges against Palparan stemmed from the disappearance of University of the Philippines students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño in Bulacan in 2006.
 
Palparan had denied the allegations
 
Palparan was commander of the Army 7th Infantry Division based in Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija when the abduction of the two students took place.
 
He retired from the military in 2006, and won a seat in Congress through the anti-communist party-list group Bantay. He ran for the Senate in 2010 but did not win. —Joel Locsin/NB, GMA News
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