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Quezon City court clears 10 rights activists of perjury


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Human rights activists pose for a photo after a Quezon City court cleared them of perjury on Monday, January 9, 2023.

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MANILA, Philippines — A Quezon City court acquitted Monday 10 human rights activists of perjury as it scrapped the charge initiated by former National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. who accused them of lying when they sought protection from the Supreme Court.

 

Those acquitted "on the ground of reasonable doubt" by the Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 139 of perjury were:

 

  • Rural Missionaries of the Philippines national coordinator Sr. Elenita Belardo
  • Karapatan chairperson Elisa Tita Lubi
  • Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay
  • Gabriela secretary general Joan May Salvador
  • Ronel Clamor
  • Gabriela Krista Dalena
  • Edita Burgos
  • Jose Mari Callueng
  • Wilfredo Ruazol
  • Gertrudes Libang

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/01/09/2236409/quezon-city-court-clears-10-rights-activists-perjury

 

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