44 activists arrested in raids charged for illegal possession of firearms

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Authorities slap illegal possession of firearms charges against 44 of the 57 activists arrested in separate raids last week who are also accused of being communist rebels.

” Krueger said.

Despite these allegations, police stood by their operations, advising those arrested to just answer the charges against them.prove[If they can prove that in] court then necessarily, the cases will be dismissed,” Philippine National Police officer-in-charge PLtGen Archie Gamboa said. Despite already tagging them as members of the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People’s Army , Gamboa admitted that they are still building cases to prove this accusation.Casiño said they plan to file counter-charges against police officers who allegedly planted pieces of evidence during the operation.

 

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