MANILA, Philippines --- Two lawmakers welcome as a victory for due process the acquittal of 10 human rights workers of perjury charges filed by Hermogenes Esperon Jr. when he was still the national security adviser. The lawmakers --- Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. and Alliance of Concerned Teachers party-list Rep. France --- issued separate statements on Monday welcoming the decision of Judge Aimee Alcera of Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 139 to acquit the accused. Esperon accused the rights defenders --- members of Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP), Karapatan, and Gabriela Women's Party --- of making false statements in their petition for...
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