THE Manila police refused to release from detention one of the suspects in the fatal hazing of a freshman law student of the University of Santo Tomas (UST).

Supt. Erwin Margarejo, spokesman of the Manila Police District (MPD), said the release order sent by the Department of Justice (DOJ) failed to include “obstruction of justice”, one of five charges “for further investigation” that were filed against John Paul Solano.

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