Court dismisses trumped-up case vs 70-year-old indigenous rights advocate
The court said that the prosecution's own witnesses denied knowing the accused or naming her as a suspect in the 2007 Cagayan ambush.
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The court said that the prosecution's own witnesses denied knowing the accused or naming her as a suspect in the 2007 Cagayan ambush.
Indigenous peoples’ rights activist Myrna Cruz-Abraham was released on bail on February 4, after spending eight days in detention following what rights groups described as her illegal arrest in San Rafael, Bulacan.
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
The abduction and imprisonment of Myrna Cruz-Abraham, an activist in Cagayan Valley, shattered her family but also made her children stronger. It is prisoners of conscience like her that present a challenge to President Aquino to be true to his promise of justice and respect for human rights.
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