DoJ: Acquittal of some accused in Maguindanao massacre cases expected

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 09:07:17 +0000

Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra said on Thursday the acquittal of some of the accused in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre “is something the prosecution has more or less anticipated.”

In a statement issued after the promulgation of the decision by Quezon City Regional Trial court (RTC) Judge Jocelyn Solis Reyes, Guevarra said:

“Today is the day we have waited and I am very happy as secretary of justice that finally justice has been served. We of course know that the principal accused here has been convicted but some of the accused have been acquitted. This is something that the prosecution has more or less anticipated.

“We know from the beginning where our strength lies and where certain gaps in our evidence exist so this is something
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