In the name of the father: Ampatuan Sr. real brains behind massacre?
I cannot believe what I was reading. Grisly might not be the right word. This is like Godfather VIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII to the 10th power. Here’s the excerpts:
Despite being present at the scene of the crime, the witness vehemently denied firing his gun. He said he hid in one of the vehicles so that Ampatuan Jr. could not see him, but said he witnessed what actually transpired because he took a peek once in a while.
To further bolster his claim that Ampatuan Sr. was the real brains behind the massacre, the witness said he heard Ampatuan Jr. tell his nephew Saudi Ampatuan Jr. alias Datu Sham, “Lo ka demon sa kay Ama. Mangangapa kobo sa order in Ama (Go to Father. I’ll just wait for Father’s orders).”
Datu Sham is the mayor of Datu Saudi Ampatuan town and the grandson of Ampatuan Sr.
He said he heard the order of Ampatuan Jr. to Datu Sham because he was there. He was earlier ordered by Ampatuan Jr. to go to a hut in Sanlag where they met before proceeding to the remote hillside in Barangay Salman where the victims met their tragic end.
The witness also revealed that he saw other members of the powerful Ampatuan clan shoot the victims.
He identified them as Kanor Ampatuan, cousin of Ampatuan Jr. and vice mayor of Salibo, Maguindanao; Banarin Ampatuan alias Datu Ban, vice mayor of Mamasapano, Maguindanao; Mama Ampatuan; Sukarno Badal, vice mayor of Sultan sa Barongis, Maguindanao; and Pando Zangkala Gogo.
He said Badal shot the victims who refused to get out of their vehicles.
The witness said he was sure nobody survived the shooting.
“In fact, after the shooting, he (Ampatuan Jr.) ordered his men and some policemen to still shoot the bodies, which they did. His people, except those who seemed to be in charge of guarding of the perimeter, fired at the victims. I saw someone was using an M-60 machine gun,” said the witness.
While he was on his way to Malating, the witness said he saw a backhoe arrive.
A backhoe, which was used to dig the graves of the massacre victims, was left at the crime scene. It bears the name and logo of the government of Maguindanao.
Fearing for his life, the witness said he did not report the incident to authorities. (Source: PhilStar)
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