Over 1,000 Convicts Released Under GCTA Surrender As Duterte’s Ultimatum Ends
GOOD CONDUCT TIME ALLOWANCE (GCTA) – Over 1,000 released convicts surrender themselves to authorities yesterday as President Duterte’s ultimatum nears its end.
On September 4, The President gave the released convicts 15 days to surrender. He added that if they fail to do so, they would be tagged as fugitives.
Since that day, the number of convicts who have surrendered gradually increased. This number grew even bigger as Duterte’s deadline was closing in.
The President gave the order for surrender amidst the GCTA law controversy. During which, several officials from the BuCor have been fired or suspended in light of the investigation.
According to a report by DZMM, Justice Spokesperson Mark Perete stated that as of 2:27 on Wednesday, 1025 convicts have surrendered. This accounts to almost half of the freed heinous crime convicts ordered to surrender.
Perete also said that they expected 1,914 convicts to surrender. This is despite the 2,000 figure.
This is because some of the cases are still being looked over and verified by the justice department. “Yung 2,000, may idinagdag kasi,” Perete stated.
According to ABS-CBN, of the 1,025 convicts, over 400 have returned to the Muntinlupa penitentiary. The rest are held in jail facilities across the country.
The PNP had no shoot-to-kill order versus the released convicts under the GCTA law. This was according to PNP spokesman Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac.
Banac stated that for those who fail to surrender, there is no shoot-to-kill order against them. He then added that tracker teams will make sure the arrest would be done humanely.
The Special Action Force will also join in the manhunt. With this, Banac had warned the convicts that the SAF will begin their operations come Friday.
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