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Ahmad Domocao Alonto vs. Juan Ponce Enrile

AHMAD DOMOCAO ALONTO, petitioner, vs. JUAN PONCE ENRILE, Minister of National Defense, CARMELO BARBERO, Chief, Office of Detainee Affairs (ODA), and CAMP COMMANDER, Camp Bagong Diwa, Bicutan, Taguig, Rizal, respondents.

G.R. No. 54095 | 1980-07-25

D E C I S I O N


FERNANDO, J.:

It is a noteworthy feature of this application for a writ of habeas corpus that when, presumably, the attention of the President of the Philippines was invited to a possible unfairness being committed that may give rise to a question of denial of equal protection where all other individuals arrested on the same occasion had been freed, he acted expeditiously.

The temporary release was ordered, hence imparting a moot and academic aspect to the matter.

It was alleged in the petition that Ahmad Alonto, Jr. was, on November 30, 1979, one of those along with 179 other Muslim youths assembled in front of the...