Palace asks Agra to review order to clear 2 Ampatuans
Manila, Philippines– Malacanang called on acting Justice Secretary Alberto Agra to review with state prosecutors his decision to drop multiple murder charges against two members of the Ampatuan clan in connection with the Maguindanao Massacre.
In a statement he issued hours after his news conference, Executive Secretary Leandro Mendoza directed Agra “to confer with prosecutors to ascertain if any important evidence was not considered, presented or available when his ruling was made.”
“Then the Secretary of Justice should publicly justify the final decision,” Mendoza said.
