Government State prosecutors Leo Diocera, Al Calica, and Edilberto Jamora filed 25 counts of murder charges against Andal Ampatuan Jr., mayor of Datu Unsay, Maguindanao, and 24 others in connection with the November 23 Maguindanao massacre.
Prosecutor Jamora explained that only 25 counts of multiple murder were filed so far “because that is the number of information filed during the inquest in Gen. Santos City.”
The prosecutors presented to the court two boxes of documentary evidence in filing the charges.
While the charges are being filed against Ampatuan at the Hall of Justice here, the military prevented the Ampatuans from leaving their homes in Shariff Aguak town. (PIA)