MANILA, Philippines — One of the country’s oldest prisoners was released after 16 years behind bars on Wednesday, his sentence commuted on humanitarian grounds, according to the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). The murder convict Rimberto Salvanera, 86, was confined at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute in Quezon City when he received his release order as one of the 1,227 BuCor inmates who were freed this month. Salvanera was given a certificate of discharge, a grooming kit and a transportation allowance that should be enough for him to return home, BuCor said in a statement. The prisoner was sent to New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City on March 10, 2012, after being found guilty of the murder of a man…
Published Date: 2023-12-28
Source: Inquirer.net
Categories: Society, Crime, Issues, Crime and Justice, Murder, Prisons, Trials
