Kapatid also urges the Ombudsman to resolve the complaint filed by Reina Mae Nasino against the Manila police and her jail guards.
in 2019 at the height of the government’s crackdown against progressive groups and activists.
Kapatid, in its statement, noted that at least 76 activists, including Nasino, were arrested for illegal possession of firearms and explosives issued by Judge Villavert, the executive judge of Quezon City Regional Trial Court .“Most of them still languish in jail, including Vicente Ladlad and Alberto and Virginia Villamor who had taken him into their home.
In a separate statement, another rights group, Karapatan, welcomed Nasino’s release. However, the rights group also called for the release of other political prisoners on the country.
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