BY BULATLAT A cause-oriented group has condemned the Arroyo administration for “(continuing) to brazenly use the country’s trial courts to silence its staunchest critics.” Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan or New Patriotic Alliance) issued the statement as activists led by members of its Southern Tagalog regional chapter trooped to the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Manila…
Day: November 5, 2008
‘Criminalization of Activists’ Slammed
BY BULATLAT Members of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan-New Patriotic Alliance)-Southern Tagalog chapter decried the ‘criminalization of activists.’ They stormed the offices of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) today, which they held responsible for the charges filed against their colleagues. In August, 27 activists in Southern Tagalog have been…