Maguindanao mayor brings to DOJ grenade used in his ambush

MANILA, Philippines — The camp of Mayor Akmad “Mitra” Ampatuan of Shariff Aguak town on Tuesday presented before the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Manila the rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) allegedly used by the assailants in the Jan. 25 attack on him. In an interview with reporters, lawyer Cyrus Torreña, Ampatuan’s counsel, said that the RPG was brought all the way from Maguindanao as ordered by the DOJ prosecutors handling the case. Ampatuan filed terrorism charges against 15 individuals in connection with the ambush-slay wherein the mayor was aboard a black SUV and trailed by his security escorts when they were […]...

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