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In the matter of the Petition for Habeas Corpus of CEZARI GONZALES and JULIUS ESARO!ER"O RA#AEL PULI$O% &s' Gen' E#REN A!U and GEN' ERNES"O $E LEON

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FACTS:

At around 1:00AM of July 27, 2003, 321 junior officers and enlisted personnel of t e AF! enteredand too" o#er t e pre$ises of t e %a"&ood !re$iere 'u(ury Apart$ents) T ey disar$ed t esecurity *uards and planted e(plosi#es in its i$$ediate surroundin*s) T e soldiers pu+liclyannounced t at t ey &ent to %a"&ood to air t eir *rie#ances a*ainst t e ad$inistration of !resident

Arroyo) T ey declared t eir &it dra&al of support fro$ Arroyo and de$anded er resi*nation andt at of t e $e$+ers of ca+inet and top officers of t e AF! and ! !)

Arroyo t en issued !roc) o) -27 declarin* t e country to +e under a .state of re+ellion/) eneral%rder o) - directed t e AF! and ! ! to carry out all reasona+le $easures to suppress t ere+ellion) After ne*otiations, t e soldiers a*reed to return to +arrac"s, endin* t e occupation of %a"&ood) A$on* t ose in t e occupation &ere Ce ari on ales and Julius Mesa, for & o$ t is!etition of a+eas Corpus &as filed +efore t e CA) AF! C ief of Staff A+aya issued a directi#e ont e stren*t t ereof, on ales and Mesa &ere ta"en into custody +y t eir Ser#ice Co$$ander)

on aels and Mesa &ere a$on* t e soldiers c ar*ed &it t e cri$e of Coup 4etat under t e 5!C)T e 2 &ere t en disc ar*ed fro$ $ilitary ser#ice)

T e cri$inal case &as consolidated &it anot er case founded on t e sa$e facts and offenses of t e sa$e c aracter) 6n a Manifestation, Co$$odore a#al as"ed t e Ma"ati 5TC to relie#e i$ of

is duty as custodian of on ales and Mesa) T e court transferred t e 2 to t e ! ilippine Marineri*ade ead8uarters, Fort onifacio, Ta*ui*) ail &as *ranted at 100" eac ) ot on ales and

Mesa posted +ail +ut &ere not released) T e C ief State !rosecutor ad#ised t e Jud*e Ad#ocateeneral to defer action on t eir pro#isional release until t e Motion for 5econsideration for t e

*rantin* of +ail s all a#e +een resol#ed) T e M5 &as denied) Certiorari &as filed a*ainst Jud*e !for A A'9J +ut &as denied +y t e CA) A !etition for a+eas Corpus &as filed +y !ulido on +e alf

of o ales and Mesa, contendin* t at since t e t&o are no lon*er su+ject to Military 'a&, t e$ilitary aut orities a#e no jurisdiction to detain t e$) CA issued a &rit of a+eas corpus directin*respondents en) 9fren A+u, C ief of Staff of t e AF! and en) 9rnesto de 'eon, Fla* %fficer inCo$$and of t e ! ilippine a#y to produce t e +odies of on ales and Mesa +efore t e Court ands o& t e cause and #alidity of t eir detention) 5espondents prayed for t e &rit4s dis$issal on 2*rounds: t at t e continued detention &as justified due to t e pendency of t e petition for certiorari

a*ainst jud*e !; and t at petitioner is *uilty of foru$ s oppin*)

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CA dis$issed t e petition on *rounds of foru$ s oppin* and falsity in t e certification supportin* t epetition) 6t also i$posed t e penalty of censure)

on ales and Mesa are no& enjoyin* te$porary li+erty +y #irtue of t e release orders issued +y t e5TC, +ut !ulido see"s for t e re#ersal of t e penalty of censure)

< en t e release of t e persons in & ose +e alf t e application for a

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