The "ST 72" as they have come to be called were first slapped with trumped-up charges in 2007 in connection with an ambush by the New People's Army (NPA) in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro in March 2006.
Unang sinampahan ng gawa-gawang kasong pagpatay ang tinaguriang "ST 72" noong 2007. Idinawit sila sa ambus ng Bagong Hukbong Bayan (BHB) sa Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro noong Marso 2006.