2009 Maguindanao massacre
In the massacre in Maguindanao (sometimes also called the Ampatuan massacre ) on November 23, 2009 in the Philippine province of Maguindanao , 57 civilians were murdered.
history
Days before the trip, Esmael Mangudadatu asked the then head of the 601st Brigade in Maguindanao, Colonel Medardo Geslani , to escort his followers and relatives. Geslani declined the request.
The 57 victims were supporters and relatives of the politician Esmael Mangudadatu on the way to register for the gubernatorial election in Maguindanao province. 32 journalists were among the victims . According to the organization Reporters Without Borders , it is "the largest single massacre of journalists in history". For years there has been a family feud between the Mangudadatus and the Ampatuans, known there under the term Rido .
Before the murders, excavators were already standing by, which had already dug pits into which the victims and their vehicles were thrown. One of the victims was able to send a text message shortly before his death, which alerted the police. This sent a police helicopter, which prevented the further covering of tracks.
Several suspects were arrested, including Andal Ampatuan junior , one of the sons of then governor Andal Ampatuan senior
On November 24, the President of the Philippines , Gloria Macapagal Arroyo , declared a state of emergency in Maguindanao , Sultan Kudarat and Cotabato City .
According to a police spokesman, all police officers in the province will be fired because of the incident.
According to Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno , there were clashes with local militias of the Ampatuan clan and the security forces. There were also clashes with police in Datu Unsay City .
Victim
Mangudadatu's family and relatives
| Surname | description |
|---|---|
| Genalyn Tiamson-Mangudadatu | Esmael Mangudadatu's wife |
| Eden Mangudadatu | Vice Mayor of Mangudadatu, sister of Esmael Mangudadatu |
| Rowena Mangudadatu | Cousin of Esmael Mangudadatu |
| Manguba Mangudadatu | Aunt of Esmael Mangudadatu |
| Faridah Sabdulah | |
| Farida Mangudadatu | Youngest sister of Esmael Mangudadatu |
| Farina Mangudadatu | Sister of Esmael Mangudadatu |
| Concepcion Brizuela | Lawyer |
| Cynthia Oquendo | Lawyer |
| Catalino Oquendo | Cynthia Oquendo's father |
| Rasul Daud | driver |
Journalists
32 journalists were murdered in the massacre. Only 25 have been identified so far.
| Surname | description |
|---|---|
| Alejandro Reblando | correspondent |
| Henry Araneta | correspondent |
| Napoleon Salaysay | Manager |
| Bartolome Maravilla | |
| Jhoy Dojay | Goldstar Daily |
| Andy Teodoro | Mindanao Examiner |
| Ian Subang | Mindanao Focus |
| Leah Dalmacio | Mindanao Focus |
| Gina Dela Cruz | Mindanao Focus |
| Maritess Cablitas | Mindanao Focus |
| Neneng Montano | Saksi |
| Victor Nuñez | UNTV reporter |
| McDelbert Arriola | UNTV cameraman |
| Jolito Evardo | UNTV editor |
| Daniel Tiamson | UNTV driver |
| Humberto Mumay | journalist |
| Rey Merisco | journalist |
| Ronnie Perante | journalist |
| Jun Legarta | journalist |
| Val Cachuela | journalist |
| Santos Gatchalian | journalist |
| Joel Parcon | Freelance journalist |
| Noel Decena | Freelance journalist |
| John Caniba | Freelance journalist |
| Kind Betia | Freelance journalist |
| Ranie Razon | Freelance journalist |
| Archie Ace David | Freelance journalist |
| Fernando Mendoza | driver |
Red Toyota Vios
Five victims who were believed to have been mistakenly considered part of the convoy:
| Surname | description |
|---|---|
| Eduardo Lechonsito | Government employee |
| Cecille Lechonsito | Wife of Eduardo Lechonsito |
| Mercy Palabrica | Employed by Eduardo Lechonsito |
| Daryll Delos Reyes | Employed by Eduardo Lechonsito |
| Wilhelm Palabrica | driver |
Legal processing
In April 2010 the lawsuit against two suspects of the Ampatuan clan, Zaldy Ampatuan and his uncle Akmad Ampatuan, was dropped by order of Justice Minister Alberto Agra amid protests by the public prosecutor.
The trial of Andal Ampatuan junior opened on September 8, 2010. In addition to him, 195 other people were charged. The first principal witness, Lakmudin Saliao, testified in court that the Ampatuans would have decided at a family meeting that Esmael Mangudadatu would die if he ran. According to the testimony, Andal Ampatuan Jr. spoke to his father on the phone shortly before the convoy arrived and declined the suggestion to let the journalists alive, citing possible statements. He is said to have participated in the murders with more than a hundred members of the family's own militia.
Human Rights Watch and relatives of the victims criticized the delays in the trial. By the time it began, five witnesses had been murdered and others were massively intimidated.
On November 23, 2011, the second anniversary of the massacre, the victims, through their attorney Harry Roque , sued former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for $ 346,000 in damages. She is said to have supported the Ampatuan clan for years. The day after, the victim was thought of with 58 seconds of silence, one for each dead person.
On August 29, 2012, police arrested Datu Ulo Ampatuan in a suburb of Manila. According to eyewitnesses, Andal Ampatuan's son was present at the massacre. At the time, Andal Ampatuan Sr., three of his sons and 97 accomplices were in custody. 94 people were still wanted.
On December 19, 2019, 28 convictions of murder were passed in Manila. 8 of the convicts come from the closest circle of the Ampatuan family. According to witness statements, they had decided the murders during a family council. The former governor, Andal Ampatuan Senior, who died in custody in 2015, also expressly agreed to the plan.
documentation
History Asia published a documentary on the massacre on September 26, 2010 called The Maguindanao Massacre .
Web links
- Die Welt : "At least 46 dead after the massacre in the Philippines" , November 24, 2009
- Frankfurter Rundschau: "Widower candidate for gubernatorial election" , November 27, 2009
- Philippines: Investigate Killing of Massacre Witness
- Ampatuan Watch. Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, accessed on January 25, 2011 (blog on current developments in the process).
- Human Rights Watch : They Own the People. (pdf) The Ampatuans, State-Backed Militias, and Killings in the Southern Philippines. 2010, accessed on January 25, 2011 (in English, the organization's detailed investigation report).
credentials
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ [3]
- ↑ a b c d Even those in power cannot insist on impunity in the Philippines - but it took ten years until those guilty of the country's worst murder were convicted
- ↑ Insulting Ampatuan massacre victims , Manila Times, June 24, 2014, accessed August 8, 2014
- ↑ a b c d Hilja Müller: Arroyo makes the judiciary a headache. In: the daily newspaper . November 23, 2011, accessed November 24, 2011 .
- ↑ Mahar Mangahas: " The scale of 'rido' in Mindanao ( Memento of November 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive )" In: Philippine Daily Inquirer of November 27, 2009, accessed on February 14, 2010
- ↑ Frankfurter Rundschau : "Police arrested Crown Prince" , November 26, 2009
- ↑ ABS-CBN News: "(UPDATE) Arroyo declares state of emergency in Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat" , November 27, 2009
- ↑ http://newsv1.orf.at/?href=http://newsv1.orf.at/ticker/349981.html ( Memento from July 14, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- ^ ORF report on clashes with the police
- ↑ List of victims ( Memento from November 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Inquirer: Inquirer man recounts harrowing tales of survival ( Memento from November 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ GMANews.tv
- ↑ [4]
- ^ Neue Zürcher Zeitung: Trial of the massacre in the Philippines , September 8, 2010.
- ↑ a b TAZ: masterminds of massacre in court
- ↑ Arrest after massacre with 57 dead in the Philippines
- ^ The Maguindanao Massacre. History Asia , archived from the original on September 26, 2010 ; Retrieved November 29, 2014 .