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This document is a summary of a court case from 1906 regarding Aurelio Tolentino who was convicted of writing, publishing, and performing a play called "Kahapon Ngayon at Bukas" that was deemed seditious and a violation of a law against disturbing the government. The court upheld the conviction based on the determination that the play directly encouraged people to conspire unlawfully and incite rebellion against the lawful authorities in the Philippines. While the defense argued there was no clear intent to

Author

Cinja Shidouji

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