No ‘credible’ gov’t action on massacre — Asia HR group By Aytch de la Cruz 03/21/2010

No ‘credible’ gov’t action on massacre — Asia HR group

By Aytch de la Cruz 03/21/2010 A Hong Kong-based civil rights group which is regularly consulted by the United Nations (UN) criticized yesterday the government for the lack of credible action on bringing justice to the victims of the Maguindanao massacre that has the influential Ampatuan political clan, an ally of President Arroyo, as suspected perpetrator. “The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to highlight the lack of credible action by the government of the Philippines concerning the Nov. 23, 2009 massacre in Maguindanao in which 57 persons travelling to register a candidate in local elections were massacred by the private army of the ruling family which has ties to the President. Thirty journalists were killed in this massacre, the highest number ever killed in a single event,” it said during the 13th Session of the Human Rights Council at the UN.  ALRC said after the initial steps taken by the government, nearly four months later, there has been no substantial progress in the trial of the 197 accused, 62 of whom are policemen. .... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20100321hed2.html

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