LOOK: Police release mugshots of Ocampo, Castro

Police released on Friday the mugshots of former Bayan Muna party-list Representative Satur Ocampo and ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro who were charged with  trafficking and for allegedly holding minors during their solidarity mission in Talaingod, Davao del Norte.

Region 11 police director Chief Supt. Marcelo Morales said Ocampo and other 17 arrested personalities waived their rights under Article 125 of the Revised Penal Code and underwent the booking procedure Thursday night, Super Radyo dzBB Jonathan Andal said in a report.

It added Ocampo and the others said they will no longer question the legality of their arrest and detention and they will remain under the custody of the PNP.

The PNP released on Friday, November 30, 2018, the mugshot of former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo when he was detained, along with ACT Party-list Rep. France Castro and 16 others, by the Talaingod police in Davao del Norte on Wednesday night, November 28, 2018. PRO11

Morales said Davao provincial prosecutor Normal Solis gave Ocampo’s camp 10 days to submit  their counter-affidavits. The bail bond was set at P80,000 each.

He added Ocampo and his companions were treated well.

“They are treated well, there is no special treatment. Kung paano tini-treat ‘yung ibang detainees, ganun din sila,” Morales said in a separate interview with GMA News Online.

The PNP released on Friday, November 30, 2018, the mugshot of ACT Party-list Rep. France Castro when she was detained, along with former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo and 16 others, by the Talaingon police in Davao del Norte on Wednesday night, November 28, 2018. PRO11

Reports have it that a group joined by Castro and Ocampo and 72 others was conducting a National Solidary Mission in Talaingod, Davao Del Norte on Wednesday to give aid to Lumad schools and teachers in the area and investigate cases of human rights violations after the paramilitary group ALAMARA forcibly padlocked the Salugpongan Community Center.

However, by around 8 p.m., the group was allegedly blocked by elements of the 56th Infantry Battalion in Sitio Igang, Barangay Palma Gil.

At past 9 p.m., the delegation was held and the delegates were interrogated by security forces as well as personnel from the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office. — MDM, GMA News