Peasant youth activist arrested in Quezon province, charged with Anti-Terror Act
Peasant youth activist arrested in Quezon province, charged with Anti-Terror Act
Carlo Reduta (left) joins a protest action in 2019. (Photo by Quezon Reels)
By Justin Umali
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna – A peasant youth organizer was arrested by soldiers in Quezon province, March 18.
Carlo Reduta, a member of the peasant organization Coco Levy Funds Ibalik sa Amin (CLAIM Quezon), was arrested by elements of the Philippine Army’s 85th Infantry Battalion at barangay Cawayan, Gumaca, Quezon province while engaged in field work with the local farmers in the area. He was charged with violations of Section 4 of the Anti-Terror Act, murder and frustrated murder and is currently detained at the Gumaca Munipical Police Station, according to Karapatan-Southern Tagalog.
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