Peace consultants, staff cleared of illegal firearms and explosive charges

  MANILA, Philippines--Two separate courts have dismissed the illegal possession of firearms and explosive cases filed against a National Democratic Front (NDF) peace consultant and peace talk staff citing errors and irregularities in the police operation. In separate orders, the Regional Trial Courts of Quezon City Branch 77 and Marikina Branch 193 granted the demurrer to evidence filed by the Public Interest Law Center (PILC) on behalf of peace consultant Renante Gamara and peace talks staff Alexander and Winona Birondo. Ademurrertoevidenceis a motion to dismiss on the ground of insufficiency ofevidencewhere a defendant cites that theevidenceproduced by the prosecutio...

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