The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday dismissed criminal charges against 59 members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) accused of taking part in the siege of Zamboanga City in September 2013.

In a 63-page resolution, the DOJ ruled there is no probable cause to make the charges stick and asked the Pasig City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 158 to drop the case.

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