In a statement, Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay said that the claims in the perjury complaint against Castro and Tamano are “fraught with lies, absurdities and inanities that are so incredible and inconsistent.”
Environmental activists Jonila Castro and Jhed Tamano speak at a thanksgiving gathering held in Quezon City on October 5, 2023.MANILA, Philippines — Environmental and human rights groups condemned the filing of perjury cases against two anti-reclamation activists who accused the military of abduction, labeling the move as judicial harassment.
“The judicial harassment of Jhed and Jonila are desperate and face-saving moves by their accusers who cannot bear the thought of their own scheme blowing up in their faces,” Palabay said. The ENVIDEFCON also urged the government to abolish the NTF-ELCAC, which has frequently accused government critics of being members or supporters of the communist insurgency without providing evidence.
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