It was Director General Leandro Mendoza, chief
of the Philippine National Police (PNP), who informed the
Phillipine high court of the completion of the temporary
courthouse, the newspaper reported.
The paper added that with Mendoza's report, the
Phillipine Supreme Court directed Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge
Norberto Geraldez, to whom the rebellion cases were assigned, to
"conduct the trial and hearing within the premises of the
temporary courtroom in Sta. Rosa."
According to the paper, Chairman Misuari had
requested the High Court that he be granted the permission to use
a laptop computer, to have a two-day medical check-up, and to
access friendly to the media.
The High Court referred Chairman Misuari's
requests to the Department of Justice (DoJ), the Department of
Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the Bureau of Jail
Management and Penology (BJMP), the paper added.
Secretary Perez, in pleadings filed with the
High Court, said that access to the media cannot be given to
Chairman Misuari as prisoners are not entitled to it, but a
medical check up and a limited use of computer may be granted, the
paper continued.
According to the paper, Perez said the
government will choose the hospital in which Chairman Misuari
should have a medical check-up.
Unfortunately, up to now (more than 2 months
had already lapsed) Chairman Misuari had not gone yet to any
hospital or medical establishment for a thorough medical check up and no laptop computer had been
allowed yet into his detention room.
