US judge clears payments in Marcos torture lawsuit

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REUTERS , HONOLULU

Thousands of plaintiffs alleging human-rights abuses moved closer to receiving US$40 million from the assets of late Philippines president Ferdinand Marcos after a federal judge ruled in their favor on Monday.

US District Judge Manuel Real denied a motion from Arelma Corp -- a Panamanian company created by Marcos in 1972 to control some of his money -- that sought to freeze assets suspected of belonging to Marcos, according to court papers filed on Monday.

The class action of 9,539 Filipinos who successfully sued the Marcos estate in US federal court was awarded US$2 billion in 1995. The class includes people who claim to have been imprisoned and tortured by the Marcos government and survivors of those who were executed.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2004/07/14/2003178939

I stick to my claim that Marcos, under the watchful training and funding of the American Citizens, murder 100 times more people than Saddam has. So why hasn't the American 'Whore' Media done any investigations to this? Why was Marcos allowed to flee to America? Why are Marcos' family been issued USA VISAs? Why has it taken 20 years for any type of justice? Is this what Christian Democracy is?

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