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Atty. Roque vs. AFP

ATTY. HERMINIO HARRY L. ROQUE, JR., PETITIONER, VS. ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES (AFP) CHIEF OF STAFF, GEN. GREGORIO PIO CATAPANG, BRIG. GEN. ARTHUR ANG, CAMP AGUINALDO CAMP COMMANDER, AND LT. COL. HAROLD CABUNOC, AFP PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE CHIEF, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 214986 | 2017-02-05

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
SECOND DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
We resolve a Petition to Cite for Indirect Contempt[1] filed by petitioner Atty. Herminio Harry L. Roque, Jr. against respondents Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang, Brig. Gen. Arthur Ang, and Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc, for violating Rule 139-B, Section 18 of the Rules of Court.

On October 11, 2014, Jeffrey "Jennifer" Laude, 26-year old Filipino, was allegedly killed at a motel in Olongapo City by 19-year old US Marine Private Joseph Scott Pemberton.[2] After nearly a month since the killing, police had not been able to obtain...