{"id":32474,"date":"2014-11-22T16:36:56","date_gmt":"2014-11-22T08:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=32474"},"modified":"2014-11-22T16:36:56","modified_gmt":"2014-11-22T08:36:56","slug":"doj-chief-to-fly-to-maguindanao-for-5th-anniversary-observance-of-maguindanao-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/11\/22\/doj-chief-to-fly-to-maguindanao-for-5th-anniversary-observance-of-maguindanao-massacre\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ chief to fly to Maguindanao for 5th anniversary observance of Maguindanao massacre"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9065\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9065\" style=\"width: 595px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/leila-de-lima.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9065\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/leila-de-lima.png\" alt=\"Justice Secretary Leila de Lima. TWITTER PHOTO\" width=\"595\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/leila-de-lima.png 595w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/leila-de-lima-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justice Secretary Leila de Lima. TWITTER PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA &#8212; Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila M. De Lima is flying to Maguindanao on Sunday for the fifth anniversary observance of the celebrated Maguindanao massacre.<\/p>\n<p>The massacre claimed the lives of 58 civilians, including 15 women and 32 media practitioners, in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao on Nov. 23, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>In a text message on Friday, De Lima said she &#8220;looks forward to having a dialogue with the families of the victims and touch base with some witnesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A total of 197 individuals, led by the Ampatuan clan, have been charged for the brutal killings.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to observations from international journalists&#8217; groups about the alleged &#8220;slow&#8221; pace of the trial of the case, De Lima said that she understood the impatience of various sectors but defended the DOJ prosecution team.<\/p>\n<p>De Lima said the nature of the case, with its numerous accused and witnesses, is a main factor in the trial&#8217;s slow pace.<\/p>\n<p>The Maguindanao massacre occurred on the morning of Nov. 23, 2009 in the town of Ampatuan in Maguindanao province. While the 58 victims were on their way to file a certificate of candidacy for Esmael Mangudadatu, vice mayor of Buluan town, they were kidnapped and brutally killed.<\/p>\n<p>Mangudadatu was then challenging Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr., son of the incumbent Maguindanao Gov. Andal Ampatuan Sr. and member of one of Mindanao&#8217;s leading Muslim political clans in the then forthcoming Maguindanao gubernatorial election.<\/p>\n<p>The people killed included Mangudadatu&#8217;s wife, his two sisters, journalists, lawyers, aides, and motorists who were witnesses or were mistakenly identified as part of the convoy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA &#8212; Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila M. 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