CHR, Military in Standoff on Morong 43 Case
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Bulatlat.com
For the third time, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) refused to comply with the order of the Commission of Human Rights (CHR) to present the 43 health workers who were arrested in a raid at a farm house in Morong, Rizal last February 6. Not surprisingly, the military officials who are named respondents to the complaint were also a no-show during the hearing.
The subject of the CHR hearing? A complaint for human rights violations filed by the 43 health workers dubbed as the Morong 43.
This time, the CHR found it offensive. CHR Chairwoman Leila de Lima said the non-appearance of the military respondents and their non-compliance to the order should be included in the contempt proceedings.
To buttress its argument that to participate in the CHR hearings would cause it to violate the sub judice rule, the AFP filed a petition before the Court of Appeals to stop the CHR from conducting its hearings on the complaint.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.bulatlat.com/main/2010/04/23/chr-military-in-standoff-on-morong-43-case/
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