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Viewing cable 06MANILA2831, POSSIBLE COURTS MARTIAL FOR FEBRUARY 24 "COUP

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06MANILA2831 2006-07-06 08:21 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Manila
VZCZCXRO0097
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ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 060821Z JUL 06
FM AMEMBASSY MANILA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1880
INFO RUEHZS/ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS PRIORITY
RUEKDIA/DIA WASHDC PRIORITY
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 MANILA 002831 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PINS PGOV MARR RP
SUBJECT: POSSIBLE COURTS MARTIAL FOR FEBRUARY 24 "COUP 
PLOTTERS" 
 
REF: A. MANILA 0852 
 
     B. MANILA 0830 
 
1.  (SBU) Summary:  A committee investigating an alleged 
failed February 24 coup d'etat may soon recommend that at 
least three senior military officers and perhaps dozens of 
junior officers face military courts on charges ranging from 
conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman to mutiny and 
sedition.  Malacanang welcomed the investigation and asserted 
that evidence against the officers vindicates President 
Arroyo's decision to declare a State of National Emergency in 
response to the alleged plot.  If the AFP moves forward with 
these charges, it will be a novel effort to hold even senior 
military officers accountable for destabilization plots 
within their command.  End Summary. 
 
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Leaked Report Hints at New Charges 
---------------------------------- 
 
2.  (U) Since April, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) 
Inspector General Rear Admiral Rufino Lopez has led a 
fact-finding committee to make recommendations to AFP Chief 
of Staff General Generoso Senga on possible disciplinary 
action against AFP officers in connection with the alleged 
plot that led to the declaration of a State of National 
Emergency on June 24 (ref B).  Lopez said on July 4 that his 
committee had not yet concluded its investigation, but the 
local media has quoted from what appears to be a leaked 
advance version.  According to these reports, the 
recommendation will be to file charges in courts martial 
ranging from conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman to 
mutiny and sedition against then-Marines commandant Major 
General Renato Miranda, Brigadier General Danilo Lim of the 
Philippine Army (Scout Rangers), and Colonel Ariel Querubin 
of the Philippine Marines.  The committee may also recommend 
charges against approximately 35 other officers from the 
Philippine Marines and Philippine Army. 
 
3.  (U) A major television network also aired in its evening 
news on July 3 a 10-minute video clip showing BG Lim, flanked 
by several officers, declaring o/a February 23 that he was 
withdrawing his support from an "unconstitutional" and 
"bogus" president.  Rumors of the existence of this video 
have been in circulation since February 24, when it 
apparently would have aired had Lim succeeded in securing 
broader support within the AFP.  Earlier media reports, 
including a controversial Time magazine article, had already 
linked Lim not only to such military intrigue but also to 
opposition politicians and other alleged coup plotters.  One 
former ambassador on July 5 publicly claimed the Lim-backed 
plot had in February had enjoyed widespread support from 
private citizens, including those who would have served on a 
"transition council" to take over after President Arroyo's 
ouster. 
 
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Malacanang Welcomes Investigation 
--------------------------------- 
 
4.  (U) Malacanang has publicly welcomed the AFP's move to 
investigate those involved in the February 24 coup attempt. 
According to Presidential chief of staff Michael Defensor, 
"the arrests and investigation of these officials who stray 
from the Constitution and the law is the proper strong 
response."  Presidential spokesman Ignacio Bunye separately 
said that the release of the video tape "vindicated" the 
President in declaring a state of national emergency. 
 
------------------------------ 
Officers Ready to Face Charges 
------------------------------ 
 
5.  (U) Major General Miranda, who stepped down as Marine 
Commandant on February 26, told the media that he and other 
senior AFP officers are ready to submit themselves to 
investigation and court martial.  He noted that being charged 
does not constitute guilt, but is part of the due process 
that would give him an opportunity to clear his name. 
Meanwhile, Opposition Senators Panfilo Lacson and Rodolfo 
Biazon, whom media reports alleged as part of the coup 
plotters' planned transition government, denied any 
involvement. 
 
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Comment 
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MANILA 00002831  002 OF 002 
 
 
6.  (SBU) General Senga may be reluctant to make such a major 
decision during the last days of his tenure as Chief of 
Staff; it took him months to sign off even on the court 
martial conviction in December of former Comptroller General 
Carlos Garcia.  But should the AFP proceed with these courts 
martial, either under Senga or his still-unnamed successor, 
it would mark a real departure from previous practice, 
whereby senior officers either did not face charges or 
received amnesty after coup attempts.  Most recently, no one 
above the rank of captain faced prosecution following the 
failed 2003 "Oakwood Mutiny."  However, one senior Marine 
general noted privately that the charges against the Marine 
officers would likely not pan out, since "we did not move 
troops," in sharp contrast to what he admitted were the troop 
movements of the Scout Rangers under the command of BG Lim on 
the eve of February 24. 
 
Visit Embassy Manila's Classified SIPRNET website: 
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eap/manila/index. cfm 
 
You can also access this site through the State Department's 
Classified SIPRNET website: 
http://www.state.sgov.gov/ 
 
Kenney