Morong 43’s burden to prove military abuses — Palace
By Aytch S. de la Cruz 12/14/2010Malacañang yesterday made an assumption that the burden is on the part of the 43 health workers who are reportedly bent on pursuing rights abuse charges against the military after President Aquino ordered the Department of Justice (DoJ) to withdraw the information against them last week.
Aquino, in a chance interview with reporters, stated that the challenge is up to the health workers concerned, known as the Morong 43, to prove that there was indeed a malicious intent when the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and some Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel served the defective warrants against them last February.
The Chief Executive earlier noted that the AFP and PNP officers who were involved in that incident have already explained to him that they were just performing their functions during that time.
“I assume that they (AFP) believe — they also had PNP personnel with them — that they were correct in serving the warrant. So, I guess, the intention to violate the laws was not clear.”.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20101214hed3.html
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