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Viewing cable 06MANILA2199, FIVE ESTRADA SUPPORTERS ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06MANILA2199 2006-05-26 08:10 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Manila
VZCZCXRO8706
OO RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM
DE RUEHML #2199/01 1460810
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 260810Z MAY 06
FM AMEMBASSY MANILA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1159
INFO RUEHZS/ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS IMMEDIATE
RHHMUNA/CDRUSPACOM HONOLULU HI IMMEDIATE
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC IMMEDIATE
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 MANILA 002199 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PINS PHUM PTER RP
SUBJECT: FIVE ESTRADA SUPPORTERS ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF 
REBELLION 
 
REF: MANILA 2193 
 
1.  (SBU) Summary:  On May 22, Philippine military and police 
forces arrested five supporters of former President Joseph 
Estrada, charging them with rebellion and accusing the group 
of plotting to assassinate four members of President Arroyo's 
Cabinet.  Due to a lack of evidence, the men were later 
released, though charges are still pending and a preliminary 
hearing is set for early June.  In response, the Senate is 
stalling important defense budget legislation while it 
pursues an inquiry, and opposition figures and the Philippine 
Commission on Human Rights have expressed concern.  End 
Summary. 
 
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Catch and Release 
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2.  (U) On May 22, Philippine military and police forces 
arrested five supporters of former President Joseph Estrada, 
charging them with rebellion and accusing the group of 
plotting to assassinate four members of the Arroyo Cabinet. 
The men -- nicknamed the "Erap 5" -- were taken from the 
Metro Manila home of Virgilio Eustaquio -- a leader of 
Estrada's Union of the Masses for Democracy and Justice party 
-- where they were holding a meeting.  Initially, the men 
were thought to have been abducted after the government 
repeatedly denied any involvement in their disappearance.  On 
May 24, the government admitted it was holding the five, but 
released the group the next day after Justice Secretary Raul 
Gonzalez cited a lack of sufficient evidence to detain them. 
Nonetheless, the charges are still pending and a preliminary 
hearing has been set for June 6. 
 
3.  (U) Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesman 
Colonel Tristan Kison has said government agents were 
initially after only one man -- Ruben Dionisio, allegedly a 
New People's Army (NPA) member -- but decided to arrest the 
four others as well.  The AFP claims the arrests were the 
result of a tip given by another alleged NPA member, Delfin 
de Guzman, who was detained by the government on May 11 
(reftel).  Presidential Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye has 
defended the arrests, stating that it was a "preemptive move" 
to defend the allegedly targeted Cabinet members and that if 
the accused are innocent, "they can prove their innocence in 
court."  Media reports have identified the four targets as 
Presidential Chief of Staff Mike Defensor, National Security 
Advisor Norberto Gonzales, Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez, 
and Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane. 
 
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Reaction 
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4.  (U) In response, the Philippine Senate has deferred 
approval of this year's P47.5 billion defense budget, pending 
investigation into the arrests.  Opposition Senator Panfilo 
Lacson has said the Senate will schedule a May 29 hearing to 
question military leaders, saying that a full explanation of 
the arrests is warranted prior to budget approval.  Former 
President Estrada has condemned the, "patently criminal 
abduction" of his supporters and dismissed government claims 
of Dionisio's links to the NPA.  Philippine Commission on 
Human Rights Commissioner Wilhelm Soriano also voiced concern 
over the arrests, stating, "the manner in which it was done" 
was not consistent with due process of the law. 
 
5.  (U) Dionisio -- the government's main target -- has 
accused the arresting soldiers and police officers of 
torture, claiming he had been beaten and subject to electric 
shocks for several hours.  On May 23, Dionisio showed 
television news reporters bruises and bites - allegedly by 
fire ants -- that he asserted were inflicted upon him after 
his arrest.  Media reports say Dionisio and the other men are 
expected to file complaints against their arresting officers. 
 
 
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Comment 
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6.  (SBU) The arrest of the "Erap 5" has been widely covered 
by the Philippine media and has given Congressional 
opposition members cause to delay important defense budget 
legislation.  The Arroyo Administration continues to defend 
its position that the arrests were justified, and is moving 
forward on a preliminary investigation.  The alleged 
violations of human rights against Dionisio, if true, would 
 
MANILA 00002199  002 OF 002 
 
 
be troubling and may provoke a backlash against the Arroyo 
government.  Mission will continue to monitor the accusations 
of torture. 
Kenney