| Philippine Army Scout Ranger Milo Maestrecampo, center, walk under tight security as they leave Makati's Regional Trial Court on Tuesday. He was sentenced to 40 years in prison for taking part in a foiled coup plot against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2003. (AP photo) |
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MANILA -- With the guilty verdict against nine junior officers belonging to the Magdalo Group, a prosecutor expressed confidence that the case against the rest of the accused in the Oakwood mutiny case, including Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, is solved.
State Prosecutor Juan Pedro Navera said the ruling issued by Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 148 Judge Oscar Pimentel boosts their case that the junior officers have committed coup d'etat when they lead at least 300 troops in seizing the Oakwood Hotel Premiere in Makati on July 27, 2003.
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