Retired general arrested for inciting to sedition for Facebook post vs Marcos

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Retired air force general Romeo Poquiz was arrested upon landing at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Monday, January 5. This, over an inciting to sedition charge filed by the Philippine National Police.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/retired-general-romeo-poquiz-arrested-inciting-sedition/

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00:00Retired Air Force General Romeo Pocquez was arrested upon landing at the Ninoy Aquino

00:04International Airport on Monday, January 5, this over an inciting to sedition charge filed

00:10by the Philippine National Police. Pocquez's lawyer says the complaint stemmed from a Facebook

00:14post that was critical of the government's handling of the flood control mess. Pocquez is

00:19an outspoken critic of the Marcos administration and is allied with groups supporting former

00:23President Rodrigo Duterte. He also helped lead the September rallies against infrastructure

00:28corruption but ones which were seen to be politically motivated to boost the Duterte bloc.

00:33Pocquez was also named as one of the alleged instigators of a planned coup against the

00:36Marcos administration last November, but he says his group only met with AFP Chief General

00:41Romeo Bronner Jr. to air legitimate grievances. His lawyer clarifies the complaints had nothing

00:46to do with the protests nor the discussion with Bronner.

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