Marlene Esperat Archives | Page 4 of 4

(UPDATED) Warrant of arrest against suspects in journalist’s slay lifted

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – After losing jurisdiction over the case, a judge recalled the arrest warrant he issued against the suspected gunmen in the murder of a radio broadcaster in General... Read more

Court denies petition of alleged masterminds in Esperat killing

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Manila Court of Appeals denied on 15 October 2008 the petition for certiorari and prohibition filed by the alleged masterminds to stop the re-investigation of, and... Read more

Court orders arrest of alleged masterminds in killing of journalist

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A local court in Sultan Kudarat has ordered the arrest of the alleged masterminds in the 2005 killing of a journalist a day after murder charges were... Read more

Murder charges filed against alleged masterminds in killing of journalist

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Murder charges against the alleged masterminds in the 2005 killing of journalist Marlene Esperat have been filed before a local court in Sultan Kudarat. Sultan Kudarat is... Read more

Case against Esperat masterminds stalled as court grants injunction

CMFR/Philippines–The Cebu Court of Appeals issued on 14 May 2008 a writ of preliminary injunction prohibiting the Cebu City Regional Trial Court (RTC) from proceeding with the case against... Read more

Judge grants 60-day temporary restraining order for trial of “masterminds” in journalist’s killing

CMFR/Philippines—The Cebu City Court of Appeals issued a 60-day temporary restraining order (TRO) on 25 March 2008 in the trial of the suspected masterminds in the killing of a... Read more

Arrest warrants out for alleged masterminds of journalist killing

CMFR/Philippines—A Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge in Cebu City, Cebu province issued arrest warrants on 4 February 2008 for the two alleged masterminds behind the killing of journalist Marlene... Read more

Judge upholds court’s jurisdiction over journalist murder case

CMFR/Philippines – A Cebu City Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge denied on 18 February 2008 a motion by two defendants accused of masterminding the murder of journalist Marlene Esperat.... Read more

Court convicts three men over journalist’s murder

It was a welcome victory for Philippine press freedom today (6 October), when a Cebu City court convicted three men for the murder of journalist Marlene Esperat after a... Read more

Whitewashing the Esperat case

Is the Department of Justice (DOJ) aiding and abetting the guilty? The DOJ endorsed the dismissal of the case against the suspected masterminds in the 24 March 2005 slay... Read more