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| June 30, 2009 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Philippine Daily Inquirer Inc. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

IT IS GOOD THAT FILIPINO-AMERICAN MELISSA Roxas, a member of the US chapter of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), has announced that she would sue military agents who tortured her almost to the point of death. Her lawyer said she would seek damages in a US federal court against the Philippine government and his group would also file a complaint before the US State Department and the United Nations.

She should also file a case in a Philippine court, and hope that others who went through experiences similar to hers will follow her example and file their complaints.

The filing of a case in a US federal court and of complaints before the US State Department and the …

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