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BJMP urged to retract memo based on Parlade's claim linking PDLs to communists

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  Kapatid, a support group for political prisoners and their families, on Monday called on the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to recall a directive ordering "close monitoring of suspected Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) members in jails,

The article discusses a call from the National Union of Peoples' Lawyers (NUPL) for the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to retract a memorandum that was based on claims by former National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesperson, Lorraine Badoy-Pardales. The memo, issued by BJMP Chief Ruel Rivera, suggested that persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were being recruited by communist groups, a claim NUPL argues is baseless and could lead to the profiling and red-tagging of detainees. NUPL emphasized that such actions violate the rights of PDLs and could prejudice their cases. The group also criticized the reliance on unverified information from a controversial figure like Pardales, who has been known for making unfounded allegations against activists and lawyers.

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