Rights groups face revived perjury charge from Esperon complaint
MANILA, Philippines — Rights leaders, who sought protection writ from the court but failed, are facing revived perjury charges for supposedly lying in their petition for
City prosecutor
- Elisa Tita Lubi,
Karapatan chair - Cristina
Palabay ,Karapatan secretary general - Roneo Clamor
- Gabriela Krista Dalena
- Edita Burgos, mother of missing activist Jonas
- Jose Mari
Callueng - Wilfredo Ruazol
- Sr. Emma
Cupin , Rural Missionaries of Philippines Joan May Salvador, Gabriela secretary general- Gertrudes Libang
All but
Their perjury case is consolidated with the case against 80-year-old Sister Elenita Belardo of RMP.The arraignment is set on March 16
Amparo petition
The 11 rights leaders filed a petition for
The Court of Appeals looked into their plea, upon order of the SC, and dismissed it saying it lacked evidence to prove the existence of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrest and other violations.
Esperon's complaint
National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr., a respondent in their
Esperon raised in his complaint that the Securities and Exchange Commission revoked RMP’s Certificate of Registration in 2003.
Only Belardo
In the latest resolution issued by Barcellano, the prosecution said: “[
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In the information or charge sheet filed before the Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 37, the 10
“With this
“The malicious, baseless and utterly absurd perjury charge is yet another proof of the closing civic and democratic space in the Philippines,”
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