A documentary showing how ruthless prison gangs exerted control over the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) during the previous administration was presented by Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II to congressmen on Tuesday.
"We are presenting this to show what kind of Bilibid we had before the SAF troopers took over last July 20," Aguirre said at a hearing on the alleged proliferation of drugs inside the prison.
Titled "inside the Gangster's Code," the 2013 documentary by Discovery Channel shows the encounter of host Lou Ferrante with convict Jaybee Sebastian, a gang leader in NBP.
At Sebastian's office, Ferrante was shown photos of the inmate with former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, former Justice Secretary and now Senator Leila de Lima and former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Rafael Ragos.
The host remarked that American officials would lose their jobs if they are seen fraternizing with a gang member.
In reply, Sebastian said: "I think they (officials) need the leadership of the gang."
Sebastian also boasted that the gangs had stashes of weapons, saying "I wish I could show it to you... You won't believe it."
The documentary also shows some footages of violent riots of the gangs at the country's largest detention facility.
Watch the documentary below as shown in the House of Representatives.
Source: ABS-CBN
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