The Supreme Court (SC) has cleared four civilians also known as “Cavite 4” of illegal possession of firearms, ammunition and
inflicting damage on a Globe Telecom terminal for violation of their constitutional right to speedy trial.
“After conscientiously sifting through the records of this case, the Court discerns adequate basis to reverse the challenged issuances of the CA,” the SC ruled. Bruce, Nayve, Nuñez and Matres were accused of being members of the New People’s Army who were allegedly responsible for firing guns at a fair at Barangay Manggahan in General Trias, Cavite on November 23, 2015.
Court records stated that Nayve at the time of their arrest was a coordinator of Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide in Cavite, while Nunez and Matres were construction workers, and Bruce was a utility vehicle driver. Their arraignment was initially scheduled on May 27, 2016, but did not push through due to various reasons such as the failure of the jail warden to bring the petitioners to court and the public prosecutor was either on leave or absent.
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