The prosecution panel on the Maguindanao massacre case submitted sworn statements of witnesses in opposition to the petition for bail by prime suspect Andal Ampatuan Jr. before a Quezon City trial court.
During the bail hearing this morning at the second floor of the PNCO Clubhouse in Camp Crame, Quezon City, assistant chief state prosecutor Richard Anthony Fadullon also presented National Bureau of Investigation director Ricardo Diaz as witness to affirm the statements before Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes.
The sworn statements included those taken by investigators from Buluan vice mayor Esmael Mangundadatu, whose relatives were among those killed in the massacre of 57 people in Maguindanao last Nov. 23.
Taking the witness stand, Diaz, who has been in the NBI for 23 years, said he was tasked by NBI chief Nestor Mantaring to lead the investigation into the incident.
During the submission of evidence by Fadullon, Ampatuan’s lawyer Sigfried Fortun repeatedly asked for the relevance of the testimony of Diaz in the bail hearing.
Diaz narrated how they implemented the arrest on Ampatuan at the General Santos City Airport and the ensuing inquest proceedings by Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera.
The prosecution will present 12 more witnesses in connection with the bail hearing.
Reyes set the next hearing on Jan. 13 and 20. - By Dennis Carcamo (Philstar News Service, www.philstar.com)
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