Court clears student activist after five years in detention

MANILA, Philippines — Peasant sector organizer and student leader Amanda Echanis was ordered released from five years of detention after a local court in Tuguegarao City acquitted her of charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives. According to the decision of the Tuguegarao City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 10, the prosecution “failed to […]... Keep on reading: Court clears student activist after five years in detention