Court: No evidence links ‘Himamaylan 7’ to Negros Occidental ambush

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Court: No evidence links ‘Himamaylan 7’ to Negros Occidental ambush
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The court notes an inconsistency: if the soldiers knew the assailants, why did the Army report list the suspects as unidentified?

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Inside the Regional Trial Court Branch 61 in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, Judge Rodney Magbanua provided the words that they had long prayed for: the accusations lacked sufficient evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. On Monday, however, Susan’s fate aligned with the rest – she, too, was acquitted, her name cleared together with the seven.The cases stemmed from a deadly ambush on May 12, 2018, in the village of Tan-awan, along the boundaries of Kabankalan and

The wounded soldiers included Private John Daryle Delgado, Corporal Michael Besana, Private First Class Voltaire Catamin, Private Joven Taghap, Private First Class Kenneth Cerbo, Private Ryan Las Piñas, and Corporal Angelito Barega. He also pointed out that the military only released the names of the accused four months after the ambush.

TEARS OF JOY. A relative of one of the so-called ‘Himamaylan 7’ breaks into tears after she learned that a court acquitted the group on Monday, November 18, 2024. – Reymund Titong/RapplerMeanwhile, UCCP Bishop Fely Tenchavez said the court’s decision was a victory for their church members, who she said had been falsely charged and subjected to attacks for carrying out their ministry of helping the marginalized.

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