By MARYA SALAMAT
According to state witness Medardo Dumlao Barreto, they were assured that higher-ups from the Defense Department gave the go signal to abduct labor leader Rolando Olalia and companion Leonor Alay-ay.
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Murdered labor leader Rolando Olalia cased by Special Operations Group under Defense department – witness
By MARYA SALAMAT
“Tulungan nyo sila nang matapos na yang trabaho.” (‘Help them finish that job.’) a witness quoted Col. Eduardo Kapunan Jr. telling them. And it was Sgt. Sumido who informed witness that “the job is regarding Rolando Olalia.”
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Lawyer, jail warden, NBI pave way for suspect’s transfer to NBI custody
Main Story: Murdered labor leader Rolando Olalia cased by Special Operations Group under Defense department – witness By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – Former Air Force Lt. Col. Eduardo “Red” Kapunan managed to evade detention at the Rizal Provincial Jail despite last Monday’s court order for his immediate transfer to this civilian detention facility. The…
Army continues to defy court order to transfer suspect in Olalia-Alay-ay double murder case to civilian jail
By MARYA SALAMAT
“The Army’s non-compliance with a categorical and unqualified order of the Court is not unexpected. They have done this before over and over again.” – private prosecutor
Olalia-Alay-ay case reminds public of Enrile’s role in history
By MARYA SALAMAT
The public, especially the young people who have known him only as the senator who presided over Corona’s impeachment trial, must be educated that Enrile is far from the hero he depicts himself to be. Lest we forget, Enrile was tagged as among the leading plotters of ‘God Save the Queen’, which claimed the lives of Ka Lando and Alay-ay, as well as former Bayan secretary general Lean Alejandro.”
Accused Kapunan pleads not guilty in Olalia-Alay-ay murder cases
By MARYA SALAMAT
“For 14 years they’ve raised that defense over and over before the Regional Trial Court, the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. They have repeatedly invoked that amnesty and it has repeatedly been junked.” – lawyer of the Olalia family
Alleged mastermind in Olalia slay surrenders
By MARYA SALAMAT
“Why is he with the Philippine Army considering he’s already retired and supposedly the (double murder) case had no connection with the Armed Forces of the Philippines?”– Rolando Rico Olalia, lawyer and son of the victim