KMP asked Chief Justice to release peasant leader

Send to friendMANILA, Philippines – Militant groups asked Chief Justice Reynato Puno to act immediately on a petition filed by peasant leader Randall Echanis to dismiss murder charges that has kept him in jail for 17 months. The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas and the Free Randall Echanis Movement (Freedom), an umbrella organization of farmers and fisher folk groups, made the request in a letter sent to Puno on Monday. Printer-friendly version
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