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The Philippines abolished the dying penalty in 2006; Ang additionally stays at massive, and no courtroom sentence has been issued towards him associated to the case
Declare: Gaming tycoon Charlie “Atong” Ang has been arrested and sentenced to dying by hanging over his alleged function within the case of the lacking sabungeros (cockfighting aficionados).
Score: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: The video, posted on January 17 by a channel named “TRENDING PINAS NEWS,” bears the title: “Kakapasok lang! Atong Ang naiyak; huli na, bitay ang hatol.”
(Simply in! Atong Ang in tears; caught eventually, sentenced to dying by hanging.)
The video’s thumbnail exhibits Ang behind bars and one other of him handcuffed by police, whereas the narration recounts his alleged function within the disappearance of the sabungeros.
The video surfaced after a Laguna trial courtroom ordered Ang’s arrest by means of a warrant made public on January 14.
As of writing, the video has garnered greater than 11,000 views and 287 likes.
The details: Ang stays at massive, opposite to the declare. Whereas he faces costs of kidnapping with murder and kidnapping with critical unlawful detention, he has not but undergone trial, and no courtroom sentence has been issued towards him on this case.
Furthermore, the dying penalty was abolished within the Philippines in 2006 underneath Republic Act No. 9346 and has not been reinstated. No courtroom has the authority to challenge such a sentence, whatever the gravity of the offense.
The video’s narration doesn’t point out Ang being discovered or sentenced to dying, contradicting the declare discovered on its title and thumbnail, which depends on sensational language for clickbait.
‘Most wished’: In 2022, not less than 34 cockfighting fans vanished with out a hint, triggering one of the crucial high-profile lacking individuals investigations in current Philippine historical past. (WATCH: Atong Ang and the story of lacking sabungeros)
Ang was first implicated within the case as a result of he owns Fortunate 8 Star Quest, the operator of cockfighting arenas the place a number of the lacking sabungeros have been final seen.
Ang’s former worker, Julie “Dondon” Patidongan, accused the playing tycoon of being the alleged mastermind behind the mysterious disappearances.
Prosecutors from the Division of Justice later discovered prima facie proof with cheap certainty of conviction to indict or cost Ang and different co-accused in reference to the disappearances.
Ang is at present at massive, whereas his different co-accused are already underneath police custody. A nationwide manhunt has been launched for Ang, tagged because the nation’s “most wished legal,” with a P10-million reward provided for data resulting in his arrest. (WATCH: Order within the Court docket: Why will or not it’s exhausting to maintain Atong Ang in jail?)
In the meantime, Inside Secretary Jonvic Remulla stated the Philippine Nationwide Police has deployed personnel to Cambodia to confirm Ang’s alleged presence there. – Cyril Bocar/Rappler.com
Efren Cyril Bocar is a journalist from Llorente, Japanese Samar who graduated with a level in English Language Research on the Visayas State College. Cyril can be a graduate of the Aries Rufo Journalism Fellowship of Rappler for 2024.
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