PHILIPPINES Mindanao court convicts ‘Talaingod 18’ group, sentences some to more than eight years in prison

Two politicians, Satur Ocampo and France Castro, are sentenced with 12 others to prison terms ranging from four years and nine months to eight years and eight months. Four other defendants were acquitted for lack of evidence. For the defence, the court got it wrong, because the accused acted in defense of tribal students targeted by the paramilitary groups. An appeal is ready.Read More