2 activists indicted for oral defamation

Charges of grave oral defamation have been recommended against two women activists, who were reported seized by alleged military men in Orion, Bataan last year

- DAPHNE GALVEZ

The charges against Jonila Castro and Jhed Tamano stemmed from their statements that "tend to cause dishonor, discredit and contempt" upon the military, state prosecutors said yesterday.

In a 15-page resolution, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said it found probable cause to indict Castro and Tamano for issuing "contradictory" statements at a press conference and in their signed affidavits.

In September last year, the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict announced in a press conference that Castro and Tamano, who were reported missing, had surrendered to the Army in Bulacan.