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.