"To indict the 16 individuals merely on the basis of unvetted or still to be clarified statements, without strong documentary or object proof, is to act on rumors. No less than the Department of Justice is expected to heed the principles of justice, truth and fairness in the conduct of its duty to the public which it has sworn to serve."
The Promotion of Church People’s Response described Aldeem Yañez’s arrest as an “established pattern where authorities have planted firearms and ammunition during the operations.”
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - An alleged member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) had been arrested during a recent joint operation by the police and military at the Urban Poor Village, Barangay Iponan in this city.
The police and military arrest Aldeem Yañez in a
Judge Fernando Fudalan Jr. of the Regional Trial Court Branch 7 in Bayugan City, says the 17 accused were detained for more than a year without the 'benefit of a speedy trial' due to delays in the prosecution