De Lima protests cover-up allegations

MANILA, Philippines?Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Friday protested allegations made by colleagues of slain botanist Leonard Co that the government fact-finding report clearing the military of liability in his and his two companions’ deaths was a cover-up. Nonetheless, De Lima said that ‘if warranted,’ she could review the findings of the Department of Justice-National Bureau of Investigation (DoJ-NBI) panel that looked into the killing of Co, forest guard Sofronio Cortez and farmer Julius Borromeo on November 15, 2010. ‘Anyone or any group is free to express…

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De Lima protests cover-up allegations