A LOCAL court acquitted a military officer charged with arbitrary detention over the disappearance of an activist 10 years ago after the prosecution failed to prove his guilt.
Judge Alfonso Ruiz 2nd of Branch 216 of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court said the evidence presented against Army Maj. Harry Baliaga, Jr. was based on “hearsay” as the prosecution did not present witnesses who could directly identify Baliaga as the abductor of Jonas Burgos.
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