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Philippine court asked to drop contempt charges in massacre trial

By Thu, Jun 02, 2011 7:05PM UTC View Comments Pic: AP.

Thirty-eight domestic and international organizations have written to the Philippines’ Court of Appeals, asking the jurists to withdraw contempt charges against National Union of Journalists of the Philippines secretary general Rowena Paraan and Monette Salaysay, widow of Ampatuan massacre victim Napoleon Salaysay. Up to now, no one has been punished in the November 23, 2009 massacre...

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