Tell it to SunStar: Affirm Imelda’s conviction, release martial law survivor

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By Karapatan Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights.Martial law survivors, led by Selda and Carrma , and human rights defenders, will gather in front of the Supreme Court on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, to ask the high court to affirm the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division’s conviction of Imelda Marcos on graft charges.Selda also calls for the immediate release of Gerardo Dela Peña, a martial law survivor and currently the oldest political prisoner in the country.On Nov.

9, 2018, the Sandiganbayan’s Fifth Division found Imelda Marcos guilty on seven counts of graft, involving approximately US$200 million of ill-gotten wealth acquired through fraudulent private foundations in Switzerland. The former first lady was sentenced to 42-year imprisonment.Dela Peña, an 84-year-old political prisoner and founding member of Selda, hails from a peasant family in the province of Bicol.Dela Peña experienced injustice during the dictatorship.

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