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Three lawyers were arrested and detained by the military based on mission orders. They filed a petition for habeas corpus, arguing their arrests were illegal. The respondents claimed the arrests were based on presidential directives and implied the lawyers aided communist groups. However, an information was filed against the lawyers for rebellion, rendering the habeas corpus petition moot, as they were now detained pursuant to a judicial warrant instead of the military orders. The court dismissed the petiti
- Author
- Ian Ronquillo
- Language
- EN