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Dwikarna vs Hon Andrea Domingo, et al

AGUS DWIKARNA, Petitioner, versus HON. ANDREA D. DOMINGO, Commissioner, Bureau of Immigration, GEN. LEANDRO MENDOZA,* Chief, Philippine National Police, GEN. JAIME G. CARINGAL, Chief, Intelligence Group, Philippine National Police, RONALDO P. LEDESMA, Chief, Bureau of Special Inquiry, and the Board of Commissioners, Bureau of Immigration, Respondents.

G.R. No. 153454 | 2004-07-07

D E C I S I O N





CORONA, J.:





Before us is a petition for certiorari, prohibition and mandamus, filed under Rule 46, in relation to Rule 56, Sections 1 and 2 of the Revised Rules of Court, with a prayer for a temporary mandatory injunction for the immediate release of petitioner from detention.



The facts of the case follow.



On March 13, 2002, at around 7:25 p.m., petitioner Agus Dwikarna and two other Indonesian nationals, namely, Abdul Jamal Balfas and Hamsid Lin Rung, were at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, checking in their luggage for x-ray screening in preparation for their departure for Bangkok, Thailand. The...