With faulty warrants voided, Nasino, 2 activists seek case dismissal

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Heavily guarded Reina Mae Nasino looks at her 3-month-old daughter as she lays her to rest at the Manila North Cemetery on October 16, 2020. Allowed just three hours out of jail, the grieving mother remained handcuffed during the funeral.

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MANILA, Philippines — Reina Mae Nasino and two other activists have asked a Manila court to junk the illegal possession of firearms and explosives case against them after the Court of Appeals voided the search warrant used against them.

 

In a three-page filing on Friday, Nasino, Alma Moran and Ram Carlo Bautista argued that they can no longer be prosecuted as the pieces of evidence against them gathered using the voided search warrant are inadmissible.

 

“With the assailed search warrants already declared null and void, no valid legal process could have warranted the invasion of the searched premises, where the movants were arrested. Hence, any evidence allegedly seized therefrom can no longer be used for any purpose in any proceeding, including the instance cases,” the motion read.

 

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