Could 4th drug war conviction be the ‘last tokhang case’ in court?

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Of the thousands of drug war deaths, there are only four convictions so far

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In her decision, Caloocan City RTC Branch 121 Presiding Judge Ma. Rowena Violago Alejandria said the court was not convinced of the cops’ insistence that they fired one shot each to defend themselves, because the victims sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The Ombudsman rejected the self-defense argument of the cops, but the prosecutors said they did not find basis to file murder charges against them. The Ombudsman only indicted Cervantes, De Guzman, Alacre, and Saguros, and suspended them for a year without pay after being found guilty of grave misconduct.

Later, Mary Ann said she and their three other children “were eventually dragged down the stairs and outside” their home and into the street. Afterwards, Mary Ann said they heard gunshots. She was told her husband was dead while Gabriel was taken to the hospital. Gabriel later died of his wounds. Mary Ann told Rappler that every time she passed by the National Council of Churches in the Philippines’ building along Quezon City, she would stop and look at a big tarpaulin, which says “Hustisya” . That was the start.

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