PH court hands down first conviction on terrorist for crimes against humanityBy The Manila Timeshome/News/Latest Stories/Today's Breaking News/PH court hands down first conviction on terrorist for crimes against humanityA Philippine court on Friday handed down the country’s first conviction of a terrorist for crimes against humanity and genocide and sentenced him to reclusion perpetua. He was also required by the court to pay a P500,000 fine. Awal’s conviction for the crimes against huanity was in violation of the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, the Department of Justice (DoJ) said. The Maute group seized Marawi City in May 2017 in a bid to establish a caliphate or an independent state to be headed by an emir. NEIL JAYSON N. SERVALLOS

Source: Manila Times March 15, 2019 11:26 UTC