Court allows cops in Maguindanao massacre to post bail

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MANILA – The Quezon City Regional Trial Court has allowed 17 policemen involved in the Maguindanao massacre to post bail.

The said policemen earlier accused in the brutal killing of 58 individuals in 2009 includes:

PO1 Herich Amaba

PO3 Rasid Anton

PO2 Hernanie S. Decipulo Jr.

PO3 Felix Eñate Jr.

PO1 Esprielito Lejarso

PO1 Narkouk Mascud

SPO1 Eduardo H. Ong

PO2 Saudi Pasutan

PO1 Arnulfo Soriano

PO1 Pia Kamidon

PO3 Abibudin Abdulgani

PO2 Hamad Nana

PO1 Esmael Guialal

SPO1 Oscar Donato

PO1 Abdullah Baguadatu

PO2 Saudiar Ulah

P/Insp. Michael Joy Macaraeg

They were allowed to bail after the failure of the prosecution to establish strong evidence of guilt against the cops.

The policemen were accused of setting up a checkpoint in Sitio Malating, Ampatuan town where the victims were killed.

The court prescribed a bail of P200,000 for each of the 58 counts of murder. This means that each one of them must post a total bail of P11.6 million to gain temporary freedom.