All that United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) Pastor Berlin Guerrero, 46, could think of when he spent a horrifying night at the hands of police captors was that he could either rot in jail or join his ?Creator.?
While GABNet welcomes the Philippines Supreme Court dismissal last Friday, June 1, 2007 of rebellion cases against six progressive congress representatives, the US Based, Philippine- US women?s organization insists that the ruling by itself is not nearly enough. The Philippine Dept of Justice, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police, and Philippine de facto president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo must be held accountable.
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MANILA, Philippines — Barring any new antics from the Arroyo government, members of the
progressive partylist bloc called Batasan 6 will return and reunite in
the House of Representatives on Monday, the start of the four-day
closing session of the 13th Congress.
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Following is the statement of Bayan Muna Director Vicente Ladlad, one
of the co-accused in the Batasan 6 rebellion case, over the Supreme
Court decision:
STATEMENT OF VICENTE LADLAD ON THE SUPREME COURT
DECISION JUNKING THE REBELLION CASE AGAINST LEFTISTS
June 2, 2007
As one of the accused in the rebellion case filed by the Department of
Justice, I feel relieved by the Supreme Court decision ordering the
dismissal of the case. The decision underscores the gravity of human
rights violations being committed by the Arroyo government in carrying
out its plan to destroy the Left by the end of her term.
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Motion for reconsideration to be filed against SC ruling on “Batasan 6”
The Department of Justice (DOJ) was saddened and apprehensive with the recent 23-page ruling of the Supreme Court dismissing the rebellion case against six party-list representatives dubbed the “Batasan 6” and their co-accused, who purportedly conspired in an armed revolt to overthrow the government.
According to the DOJ, the dismissal is fraught with far-reaching and adverse consequences on our criminal justice system. Thus, through the Solicitor General, the DOJ will file a motion for reconsideration.
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