Alleged Oakwood mutiny leader escapes during court hearing

[torcuato marcelo]

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Alleged Oakwood mutiny leader escapes during court hearing

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ONE OF the junior officers linked to the July 2003 takeover of the Oakwood serviced apartments in Makati City escaped from his military escorts on Wednesday morning.
Captain Nick Faeldon was with several other mutiny leaders to attend their hearing at the Makati regional trial court when he allegedly escaped.

Eddie San Mateo, building administration officer of Makati’s Gusali ng Katarungan (Building of Justice), said the Oakwood mutiny leaders arrived at the building, located on F. Zobel Street in Barangay (village) Poblacion, around 10:30 a.m. and went up to the fourth floor where the court room of Judge Oscar Pimentel was located.

The hearing, however, was reset because the judge was not around. Court employees said Faeldon was not among those who signed the attendance sheet that they pass around before the start of the trial.

San Mateo said he saw Faeldon arrive at the Gusali ng Katarungan together with the other Oakwood mutineers. He said Faeldon even used the toilet on the ground floor.

He said he sensed something was wrong when the mutineers’ escorts from the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) appeared to be looking for someone. When he asked one of the escorts, he was told that they were looking for Faeldon.

Faeldon’s other co-accused left with their escorts around 12:30. It took another hour before the rest of the ISAFP men left the building, after failing to locate Faeldon.

[torcuato marcelo]

I think it would be impossible for the guy to escape all by his lonesome.Â* He probably have the help of some top military brass.Â*

Is coup de etat imminent?

[darkwing]

don't think the people would stand up for that, and there's no rallying figure, more likely mag civil war...

[FK]

ISAFP again? na onsa na man ni sila?

[Rance]

LACSON again?

[samsungster]

tanga ang guardia...

[SPRINGFIELD_XD_40]

Escorts natug sa pansitan hehehe ....

[torcuato marcelo]

I just remember some years ago, Gringo Honasan was detained in a navy boat floating in the sea ala alcatraz. But despite that, Gringo was able to escape his guards went away with him. Months later, the bloodiest coup in RP history occured. If not for the persuasion flights of US warplanes Cory Aquino could hvae been toppled.

This scene looks familiar but unlike before the government now does not enjoy overwhelming support from the people.

[torcuato marcelo]

PNP, AFP camps reinforeced with military troops



By Mel Cabigting

12/18/2005


Threatened by reports of a continuing plot to overthrow the government, the military and police establishments are on heightened alert and have sent reinforcements this weekend to all major military and police camps in Metro Manila.

Reports on the continuing move to oust President Arroyo from power further gained credence after 70 percent of the middle-and junior officers, who have been graduated from the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), reportedly agreed to effect changes in the government leadership.

Aside from the Philippine National Police (PNP), PNPA graduates are also occupying key positions in the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP).

A source, speaking on behalf of his PNPA classmates, said 70 percent of his group, after a series of meetings, have finally decided to support moves to oust the President.
"After a series of soul-searching, we finally concluded that we should support efforts to change this government," he said.

"Junior officers of the PNP, some 70 percent of us, are all sympathetic to a proposed transition government. There's too much politics already in the PNP," he stressed.

Aside from being on a red alert status, the military reportedly sent troop reinforcements to Camp Crame, the main police camp, with Philippine Air Force (PAF) elements yesterday.


I think this reports are connected to the faeldon escape. Is there something cooking right now? I am amused.

[FK]

IMO if the impeachment was just allowed proper hearing, maybe we could have lesser reports like this.