CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—More than 50 activists held a picket outside the Regional Trial Court in Tarlac City on Tuesday (April 27) during a preliminary investigation of an illegal gun and explosives possession complaint filed by the police and military against Pol Viuya, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) Central Luzon chair.
It was the first time that Viuya, 57, was seen publicly following his arrest last March 30 and detention in Camp Makabulos, also in Tarlac City.
Protesters held placards declaring Viuya was an “activist, not a terrorist.”
Lawyer Jo Clemente, Viuya’s counsel, said her client denied owning or possessing a gun and grenade during his arrest in Bamban town, T…
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