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MANILA, Philippines – Political detainee Queen Mae Nasino arrived Wednesday afternoon for her three-month-old daughter’s wake wrapped in a personal protective suit and handcuffed. His supposed day of three days in a row with his daughter was reduced to two days for three hours each.
The Manila Court amended its order Tuesday following a letter from the official in charge of the Manila City Jail, Maria Ignacia Monteron, that they do not have enough manpower to provide an escort for the three-day leave. by Nasino.
She said that although they share the sadness of losing baby River and sympathize with the grieving mother, “we cannot compromise the safety of other PDLs (persons deprived of liberty).”
Monteron said that only five BJMP escorts were provided for Nasino. The police only increased it.
WATCH: Queen Mae Nasino with her BJMP escorts returning to detention after three visits to her daughter’s wake. He will return on Friday for the funeral. @inquirerdotnet pic.twitter.com/enueRbQWkp
– tetch torres-tupas (@ T2TupasINQ) October 14, 2020
However, the police only stayed outside the funeral home. Three members of the BJMP staff were guarding Nasino inside while the others guarded the hallway.
For most of her stay she was handcuffed.
Fides Lim of Kapatid confronted her guards: “Take off your handcuffs. You should be ashamed of yourself! “
Without enough room to cry for her daughter, Nasino remained handcuffed as she stood near her daughter’s coffin. Her aunt even fed her because she couldn’t move her hands. For a moment, the guards removed her coffin so she could raise her fist while holding the photo of her daughter in her other hand.
LOOK: Arrested Reina Mae Nasino (in PPE) now awakening her baby. His escorts refused to remove the handcuffs. @inquirerdotnet pic.twitter.com/6i0nRYCIyp
– tetch torres-tupas (@ T2TupasINQ) October 14, 2020
There was a commotion after her companions prevented her from answering questions from the media and for attempting to arrest her before the time set by the court.
The human rights group Kapatid called “grave injustice” and “ruthless” what happened to Nasino: from forcibly separating mother and child to preventing her from being with her son for the last time.
Now a simple warden can thwart a court order, invoking the same reasons for understaffing and so-called health problems. With everything that Queen Mae has been through, that three-day court order is not even enough comfort, ”Kapatid said.
President of the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) Atty. Edre Olalia said, “Health and safety reasons obviously apply only to the last, last and lost in society than to the privileged and powerful.” He was referring to government officials who were granted leave to attend a daughter’s wedding, a son’s graduation, a mother’s birthday, regular check-ups, and spend Christmas at home.
“We will be closely watching the prison officials as they return to the red carpet and pamper a parade of those who feel they have more rights and prerogatives because they cry differently from ordinary people who are not favored,” he added. [ac]
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