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(Eagle News)–The Palace on Friday, July 19, denied any hand in the sedition charges filed against Vice President Leni Robredo and several others over the “Ang Totoong Narco-list” videos. In an interview over ANC, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Larry Gadon, lawyer of Peter Joemel Advincula who served as the police witness in filing the charges, “has nothing to do with us.” Advincula claims to be the yellow-hooded character in the videos that accuse President […]
(Eagle News) – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV was indicted anew, this time, for inciting to sedition raps because of his remarks over President Rodrigo Duterte’s issuance of a proclamation voiding his earlier amnesty. Assistant City Prosecutor Reynaldo Ticyado from the Pasay City Prosecutor’s Office, in a resolution dated Jan. 29, 2019, said there was probable cause to file sedition charges against Trillanes. The resolution which was recently released said that the evidence against the […]
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — A former columnist for state media has been jailed for seven years for “abusive” Facebook posts about Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a court official said Wednesday, the latest case threatening free expression in the country. Ngar Min Swe was sentenced for sedition on Tuesday, Yangon’s Western District Court spokesman Htay Aung told AFP. “He was convicted… for writing abusive posts on Facebook against State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, […]
(Eagle News) – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is now facing inciting to sedition raps and proposing to commit coup d’etat, aside from graft, for his remarks that urged the Philippine military to use M60 machine guns on President Rodrigo Duterte, whom he had accused of having millions of pesos in bank accounts. The group of lawyers, which included former Negros Oriental Rep. Jacinto Paras and lawyer Manuel Luna, filed their complaint with the Pasay City […]
(Eagle News) — Several lawyers are taking Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to court over a comment they said incited sedition and rebellion. The group of Former Negros Oriental Rep. Jacinto Paras, Manuel Luna, Nasser Marohomsalic, and Eligio Mallari said Trillanes should be taken to task for a portion of his privilege speech on Oct. 3, in which they said he “encouraged the military to kill” President Rodrigo Duterte. “Kung makikita ito (Duterte’s alleged ill-gotten wealth) […]
