Roque Says Ampatuan Victims Had Justice Under Duterte Term
ROQUE ON AMPATUAN VICTIMS – Presidential Spokesperson and former lawyer to Ampatuan victims, Harry Roque, said justice was served under the administration of President Duterte.
During his virtual press briefing, the Spokesperson said justice was already served for the victims of the heartbreaking 2009 Ampatuan massacre. According to him, “at least” the Ampatuan brothers were convicted for the crimes they committed.
During his virtual briefing, Roque said:
Ngayong araw, November 23, ating inaalala po ang Maguindanao massacre may 11 taon na ang nakalipas. Nakamit na po ang hustisya sa ilalim ng administrasyong Duterte. At least po, nakakulong na ngayon ‘yung magkapatid na Ampatuan
Previously, Roque represented 19 of the 58 slain journalists in the 2009 killings. However, the tragedy that occurred 11 years ago was still fresh in the minds of the victims’ families. Along with this, many call the incident the worst attack on journalists in the worst election-related crime in the country’s history.
Furthermore, Roque also assured that suspects who are still at large would be made accountable for their crimes. “May mga suspek pa rin po na hanggang ngayon ay nakakatakas, ngunit mahuhuli rin po ‘yan at papanagutin sa ilalim ng ating mga batas.“, Roque said.
Still, the number of suspects involved in the Ampatuan case had more people acquitted than convicted. Currently, 56 suspects were acquitted and 28 were convicted including the masterminds behind the incident, Datu Andal Jr and Zaldy Ampatuan.
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