DoJ wants Maguindanao massacre case over by Dechome/News/Top Stories/DoJ wants Maguindanao massacre case over by DecThe Department of Justice ((DoJ) wants to be done with the trial of the Maguindanao massacre case by next month. This was bared by Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on the commemoration of the ninth anniversary of the gruesome killing on Friday. Killed in the Maguindanao massacre were 58 people, including at least 32 journalists, on Nov. 23, 2009, in what was considered as the world’s worst crime committed against members of the media. Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu, who is on his third and last term as Maguindanao governor, that there could be a court ruling on the case by early 2019. The Ampatuan clan was supposed to anoint Andal Jr. as its candidate for Maguindanao governor in May 2010.

Source: Manila Times November 23, 2018 16:18 UTC