Philippines' Duterte fires prisons chief amid uproar on convicts' release

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Philippines' Duterte fires prisons chief amid uproar on convicts' release
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MANILA (AP) - Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday (Sept 4) fired the government's top prison official amid a public outcry over the release of hundreds of prisoners, including convicted drug traffickers and rapists, under a law rewarding good behaviour with shorter jail terms.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MANILA - Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday fired the government's top prison official amid a public outcry over the release of hundreds of prisoners, including convicted drug traffickers and rapists, under a law rewarding good behaviour with shorter jail terms.

Mr Duterte ordered at least 1,700 prisoners who have been freed since the law took effect to surrender in 15 days, either for a re-computation of their jail time or for investigations to determine if they paid their way to freedom in corrupt deals with prison officials.Some legal experts say the government cannot re-arrest convicts who have been freed under the law.

"If you die, that will save us some money because we don't have to feed you," he said, adding he needed to act firmly because people were angered by the releases of criminals convicted of heinous crimes. The releases sparked an outcry after it was reported that one of the convicts being considered for freedom was former Mayor Antonio Sanchez, who was convicted in 1995 in the killings of two university students. One was gang raped and then shot.

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