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The Supreme Court acquitted Beronilla et al. who were convicted of murder for executing Arsenio Borjal pursuant to a memorandum from their superior officer authorizing trials for treason. While the execution was later deemed illegal, the Court found Beronilla et al. acted in good faith on lawful orders from their superior without awareness of any illegality, so there was no criminal intent to constitute murder. As military subordinates, they could not question the orders and carried them out without fault o
- Author
- Denise Gordon
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- EN