The Court of Appeals has affirmed an earlier local court ruling that convicted the suspect behind the 2012 murder of Dutch missionary and development worker Willem Geertman.
A suspect in the killing of a Dutch lay missionary in Angeles City on July 3, 2012 was found guilty by the San Fernando City Regional Trial Court this morning.
MANILA -- It has been two years since Willem Geertman, a Dutch missionary, was killed. Yet, his fiancee Maria Aurora Santiago said it remains unclear who were behind the brutal killing. If she will have the chance to speak to Pope Francis, she would tell him,...
“The motive behind his killing is political.” – Sr. Cecille Ruiz, Karapatan-Central Luzon
By RONALYN V. OLEA
'It is not just about the error in assessing facts and evidences, but the tendency to ignore and cover up state responsibility in extrajudicial killings.'
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The family and their counsel view the resolution, which ruled that the killing of Willem Geertman was a robbery with homicide case, as “incredibly detached and blindly oblivious to the relevant and material circumstances surrounding the cold-blooded murder.”
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The Aquino government has not taken any action to address the impunity in extrajudicial killings and other human rights violations under Arroyo, thus, resulting in the continuing increase in human rights violations, which have taken the same pattern as during the dark days of the previous administration.
Sidebar: Martial law victims slam Aquino’s inaction on indemnification bill
The current oppressive regime, now presided over by Mr. Benigno Aquino III, escalates its senseless, bloody counterinsurgency campaigns in a futile attempt to suppress the people's protest.
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Asked about his message for President Benigno Aquino III, Antonius Geertman, brother of Willem, said, “As the representative of the Filipino people, he should listen to what his people want and that is justice. He owes it to his people.”
New Zealanders call for justice for slain Dutch missionary (Photo contributed by Auckland Philippines Solidarity / Bulatlat.com)
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Witnesses said the killers forced Willem Geertman to his knees and shouted invectives at him before pulling the trigger.
By INA ALLECO SILVERIO
"The military forces in the area should be immediately investigated as there are several complaints and records of their involvement in human rights violations against anti-mining activists like Geertman.” – Kalikasan-PNE
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