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16 charged in alleged Philippine coup plot
(AP)
Updated: 2006-02-27 16:23 Police filed charges of
rebellion Monday against 16 people suspected of plotting to overthrow Philippine
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, a state prosecutor said.
Among those charged were former opposition Sen. Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan, a
veteran of past coup attempts in the 1990s, five members of the House of
Representatives, a communist rebel leader and some soldiers. They "conspired to
overthrow the Arroyo government," according to prosecutor Emmanuel Velasco.
Arroyo on Friday declared a state of emergency to quash a coup plot by
elements within the military and left- and right-wing civilian groups, officials
said.
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