Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Isagani Zarate, in a statement, lauded the DOJ for reexamining the case against the Haran 15. “The military-instigated charges are now exposed as nothing but a desperate attempt to vilify the human rights defenders and the legitimacy of their advocacies like the Haran 15,” Zarate said. THE Department of Justice (DOJ) has dismissed the case against 15 human rights advocates accused of kidnapping and serious illegal detention of about 700 Lumads (indigenous peoples) at the Haran Evacuation Center in Davao City. In a review resolution, the DOJ reversed its April 5, 2016 resolution ordering the filing of cases against the following:Rev. With the new resolution, the DOJ will then withdraw the case against the 15.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 18, 2016 11:01 UTC