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Human rights groups on Wednesday trooped to the Department of Justice to call for the dismissal of the terrorism financing complaint against a sari-sari store owner from the Mountain Province and the sister of an activist who was slain during the so-called Bloody Sunday raids in March 2021.Both Marcylyn Pilala, the store owner, and Alaiza Lemita, sister of the late activist Chai Evangelista, filed their counter affidavits on the complaint.
It would have been physically impossible for me to have made purchases in bulk, made withdrawals, and even met these alleged persons," she said.Alaiza Lemita, sister of activist Chai Evangelista who was killed in the Bloody Sunday raid, also filed her counter affidavit on the terrorism financing complaint against her @gmanews pic.twitter.com/5vS7H8KTJY— Joahna Lei Casilao October 16, 2024Lemita, meanwhile, was accused of providing adobo, rice, and cash to NPA rebels in March 2017.
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