Thursday, October 14, 2010

Prosecutors: After 7 yrs of trial, nothing happened

MANILA, Philippines—After the presidential amnesty, is anyone still interested to know the judge’s verdict on the first ever coup d’etat case tried in a Philippine court for seven years?

This was the lament of Senior State Prosecutor Juan Pedro Navera after President Benigno Aquino III granted amnesty to more than 300 military officers and soldiers accused of trying to overthrow the administration of former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

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