Former Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Friday expressed optimism that the court would rule against the suspects of the gruesome Maguindanao massacre. Roque, a former legal counsel of the families of the victims of the 2009 massacre, made the statement to mark the ninth anniversary of the killings where 58 persons, including 32 journalists, were killed in an ambush. ADVERTISEMENT“I am confident that the court’s verdict will be on our side this time and that the cruel fate the victims suffered will not go unpunished,” Roque said. Roque said if he gets elected to the Senate next year, he would push for a legal system where judges are more proactive in investigating cases under them so that justice is served faster. “In our current adversarial system, judges passively receive evidence and act as impartial referees between the prosecution and defense,” he added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 23, 2018 09:32 UTC