MILITARY ADMITS DROPPING OF CHARGES VS ‘NPA REBS’ WON’T PLEASE TROOPS
Noynoy orders release of ‘Morong 43’
12/11/2010
President Aquino yesterday ordered the release of 43 persons accused by the military of being communist rebels, saying their rights had been violated during nearly a year in detention.
Aquino’s announcement came after the 43 detainees began a hunger strike last week to publicize their cause, and after communist leaders demanded their release ahead of a planned resumption of peace talks next year.
The presidential move also came after international human rights group blasted Aquino and his government for kowtowing to China by boycotting the Nobel Prize rites.
“We recognize (the suspects’) right to due process was denied them. As a government that is committed to the rule of law and the rights of man, this cannot stand,” Aquino said in a speech to mark International Human Rights Day.
Source: Bulatlat.com
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