THE HAZING CASE involving 10 Aegis Juris fraternity members linked to the death of University of Santo Tomas law student Horacio “Atio” Castillo III has been re-raffled to a new judge following Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 20 Presiding Judge Alfredo D. Ampuan’s decision to inhibit last March 23.
Judge Marivic T. Umali of Manila RTC Branch 40 will be taking over the case from Mr. Ampuan, who granted the Motion for Inhibition by respondents and accused John Robin Ramos and Juan Miguel Salamat.
Messrs. Ramos and Salamat requested for Mr. Ampuan’s inhibition as he is the brother-in-law of Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) chairperson Dante Jimenez, a known supporter of the Castillos in the case.
The two, along with co-accused Min Wei Chan, Marcelino Bagtang, Jr., Arvin A. Balag, Ralph Trangia, Axel Munro Hipe, Oliver Onofre, Joshua Joriel Macabali, and Hans Matthew Rodrigo, surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation on March 23.
They are accused with violation of Section 4(a) of Republic Act No. 8049, or the Anti-Hazing Law. — Dane Angelo M. Enerio

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