'This dismissal is not an anomaly but part of a disturbing trend. To our knowledge, at least five anti-terrorism cases have collapsed in court due to the State’s inability to provide sufficient evidence to support their claims,' the NUPL says
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Malolos City Regional Trial Court Branch 12 Presiding Judge Julie Mercurio cleared the activists of their charges in a decision dated Tuesday, September 3, after finding there is no probable cause to continue the trial. There was also not enough evidence to prove that the accused conspired in Casayuran’s shooting, it added.
“In charging all the thirty-four accused with serious and non-bailable offenses of Violation of Sections 4 and 4 of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, the active participation of each accused in the commission of the acts of terrorism… must be clear and supported by competent evidence,” the court explained.
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