Massacre suspect’s home in Maguindanao raided
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 08:03:00 12/04/2009
Filed Under: Maguindanao Massacre, Election Violence, raid, Police, Firearms, Military
MANILA, Philippines – Combined elements of the military and police raided the house of a local official from a powerful clan in Maguindanao and who has been tagged as the prime suspect in the massacre in the province late November, according to a television report.
The raid was conducted at the home of Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr., who is currently in the custody of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) following his arrest for the murders of at least 57 people in Maguindanao on November 23, the report on GMA Network’s “Unang Hirit” morning program said Friday.
The report said a search warrant was served by members of the Philippine National Police to the caretakers on suspicion that high-powered firearms were hidden in Ampatuan Jr.’s home, which was described as being slightly smaller than the other mansions belonging to the rest of the clan.
In a live interview, Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Ponce, spokesman of the 6th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, said they were there to provide technical support for the PNP.
The raid happened a day after several ammunition and military uniforms that could have been used in the killings were discovered in Poblacion Tres, Shariff Aguak, at around 2:30 p.m., according to PNP Director General Jesus Verzosa.
Verzosa said authorities received a tip from residents in the area that ammunition and military uniforms were “dumped and concealed” there.
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