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Main suspect in southern Philippine massacre surrenders
Kazakhstan News.Net
Thursday 26th November, 2009 (IANS)
The main suspect in the grisly killing of at least 57 people in the southern Philippines surrendered Thursday to a senior aide of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Datu Andal Ampatuan Junior was turned over by the members of his family, close political allies of Arroyo, to presidential aide Jesus Dureza in Shariff Aguak town in Maguindanao province, 930 kilometres south of Manila.
Ampatuan Junior was whisked to a waiting helicopter from the provincial government building of Maguindanao, which was taken over by hundreds of soldiers before dawn.
He was due to be taken to nearby General Santos City airport, where Justice Secretary Agnes Devenadera was expected to receive him and take him to Manila aboard a private jet for further investigation.
Ampatuan Junior, a town mayor, allegedly led a group of more than 100 heavily armed men that stopped a convoy of a political rivals and diverted them to a hilly village in Ampatuan town where they were killed.
The victims, six of whom were beheaded and shot multiple times at close range, were on their way to file the certificate of candidacy of Buluan town Vice Mayor Esmael Mangudadatu for Maguindanao governor in next year's elections.
They included Mangudadatu's wife, two sisters, two human rights lawyers and at least 27 local journalists who were covering the event.
Mangudadatu's candidacy would pit him against the son of incumbent Governor Andal Ampatuan Senior, who had run unopposed in three previous elections.
Mangudadatu said his wife told him before she was killed that they were being held by 100 gunmen led by Ampatuan Junior on the orders of his father.  Email this story to a friend
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Feed them to the crocodiles
11-26-09, 04:41 AM |
Main suspect in southern Philippine massacre surrenders
Feed him to the crocodiles!! I hope that this is not just a show and later be aquitted like what is a usual events in most rich criminals in the country!
These is the worst administration ever in the History of Mankind!
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Anonymous
11-26-09, 04:54 AM |
Horrible. They are monsters!!! Expect, white wash. Nothing is impossible in this goverment. Full of Tricks.
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nickname
11-26-09, 07:17 AM |
???
to all who is responsible for the massacre go to and meet satan! for it is satanic act.
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nabeen
11-26-09, 08:40 AM |
firing squad
kill them also! let them line infront of the town people and fire them till death. they are bastards.
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Anonymous
11-26-09, 10:33 AM |
justice
let them be trialed, but i am sure little or nothing will come out of it, this sort of thing happens in lots of other underdeveloped countries or so called developing countries. but this happened in a manner unheard of. the international community should help somehow!
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hungry for revenge
11-26-09, 02:37 PM |
no more trials should happen
go for FINAL NOW.....WAT R U WAITING FOR ? HELLO GARCI? DO WAT THEY DID! KILL THEM NOW B4 D HEAD OF PHILS BE HEADED.
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Anonymous
11-26-09, 03:59 PM |
One guy they got one guy I can’t believe it...where are the rest of them. This stuff is why Japan is prosperous and PI is a wreck...very sad..Read the old history of PI at Project Gutenberg.... Islands of Fear
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Shame
11-26-09, 05:44 PM |
Ampatuan clan
Punish the criminals the same way how the victims were killed.To Arroyo,theres a passage,tell me who are your friends,and I will tell you who you are.Filipinos,dont expect too much,nothing will happened to the barbarians,they might recieve medal because they had killed so many journalist in few hours,world records.
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Anonymous
11-27-09, 02:24 AM |
Politics and its evil motives
Why a such a politician killing 57 innocent people in order to gain power. This politician is exact refleca of Hitler’s post era., let his soul be burn in hell. Justice to the victims and its families.
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crying heart broken for my country
11-27-09, 11:15 PM |
Killing people because of popularity and money what a
Ampatuan is a place where the officials want to stay forever and enjoy the popularity and money of people.Thats why they massacre thier kapwa pinoy...for a money.Where is your heart and soul?what if it will be done this to your family and friends?This people deserved justice.I hope the United Nation will intervened in this situation or Philippines will be a place of horror everywhere are killings?Even the officials,military and president need to be change.This beautiful and rich country was tinted with blood with this devil no consciece people.My hear is crying for my country
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