The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Thursday it had been denied entry to the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) by the Special Action Force of the Philippine National Police since the latter took over security at the facility two months ago.
CHR Commissioner Chito Gascon said the current NBP administrators informed his office they were instituting changes at the facility and that was why commission officials were barred from entering.
“Part of the mandate of the CHR is to make regular visits to places of detention like the NBP,” Gascon told reporters after he presented the proposed CHR budget for next year to a Senate finance subcommittee chaired by Sen. Panfilo Lacson.
Gascon said some family members of NBP inmates had sought CHR help because they were barred from visiting their loved ones. He said the families had not returned to the CHR, and they had no updates on them.
Gascon said they last sought access to the NBP two months ago and were denied entry.
President Duterte has ordered the SAF to secure the NBP which houses the country’s more notrious convicts. One inmate was recently killed in a purported riot, which also wounded inmate Jaybee Sebastian.
Jaybee Sebastian now is willing to reveal everything only to President. Meanwhile, President Duterte answered to the media "I DON'T TALK TO CRIMINAL".