Indictments Issued in Aftermath of Mutiny
From Times Wire Reports
Philippine prosecutors indicted 321 soldiers and junior officers suspected of involvement in last weekend’s bloodless mutiny, and Interior Secretary Jose Lina accused an opposition senator of backing the uprising, which the government says was part of a larger coup plot.
Opposition senators demanded that Lina present evidence to back up his allegations against Sen. Gregorio Honasan. He has denied involvement in Sunday’s mutiny and was not present at the hearing.
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