MANILA, Philippines (AFP) – American lawyer Thomas Jones still remembers the scars of Philippine torture victims he interviewed for Amnesty International inside the country’s detention centers in 1975 during the rule of late president Ferdinand Marcos. But Marcos, who presided over widespread abuses and corruption during his 20 years in power, denied the lawyer’s visit to the Philippines ever happened. Decades later the dictator’s claim — debunked by AFP and others — has resurfaced on […]