Noynoy nixes Cory’s Mendiola massacre probe
By Aytch S. de la Cruz 01/22/2011Even as groups of farmers and peasants continue to seek justice for the 13 peasant-farmers who were massacred during their demonstration on Mendiola during the early days of the Cory Aquino regime, while seeking a closure through a government probe and to bring the perpetrators of the cold-blooded murders, Malacañang yesterday thumbed down the probe of the decades-old massacre under incumbent President Aquino’s mother’s reign.
The Palace signified it has no interest in having the 1987 Mendiola massacre reinvestigated, claiming that it does not help the government to reopen cases they believe have already been resolved years ago.
Relatives of the massacre victims and Hacienda Luisita farm workers reportedly asked the Department of Justice (DoJ) to conduct a reinvestigation on this case so justice can finally be served but which, according to Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Secretary Ricky Carandang, is not a practical idea.
Carandang said the Palace will not stop any concerned party from seeking legal redress through the courts and the DoJ, for that matter, as Aquino has left the issue up for Secretary Leila de Lima to address..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110122hed4.html
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Panis si Noynoy.
Rebousyon!
Rebolusyon ang wastong sagot sa bulok na lipunan. Kelangan talaga ang isang radical na hakbang.
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