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DOJ indictment on missing sabungeros ‘flawed, unfair,’ says Atong Ang’s lawyer
The camp of businessman Charlie "Atong" Ang plans to seek a reconsideration of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) resolution that indicts him for kidnapping and homicide charges related to missing "sabungero" cases.
Ang's lawyer, Atty. Gabriel L. Villareal, called the resolution flawed and unfair, emphasizing the reliance on the testimony of a single witness, Julie Patidongan.
Villareal accused Patidongan of manipulating the proceedings to protect himself and questioned the witness's credibility.
The lawyer pointed out that the DOJ's exclusion of most originally implicated individuals demonstrates the spurious nature of Patidongan's account.
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