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Domingo, Saturnino vs. Minister of National Defense, et al.

SATURNINO DOMINGO, petitioner, vs. MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, et al., respondents.

G.R. No. L-55212 | 1983-09-02

D E C I S I O N


VASQUEZ, J.:

By this petition for a writ of habeas corpus, the petitioner seeks to secure his release from confinement on the ground that the same is illegal and in violation of his constitutional rights.

The petitioner is a member of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) with the rank of Lt. Colonel. At the time of his arrest, he was Deputy and Executive Officer of the Constabulary Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) and Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, CRS.

On August 7, 1979, the petitioner was arrested by some army officers. Since then up to the present he is confined in the Headquarters of the Constabulary...