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Environment activists Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro on Thursday filed a complaint against state forces before the Office of the Ombudsman over their alleged abduction in September 2023.In a 22-page complaint, Tamano and Castro asked the Ombudsman to preventively suspend the respondents without pay or benefit amid the investigation.They also sought the respondents’ removal from service.
During this time, the two women said they were forced to confess that they were surrenderees of the New People's Army .Tamano and Castro also said they were subjected to torture by their captors.“We were blindfolded continuously for a period of one day. Under such conditions, we were subjected to intense interrogation and constant threats to be killed,” they said.“During the intense interrogation, the respondents repeatedly threatened us, and our families, with bodily harm.
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