Opinion: A trial in the Philippines offers a ray of hope for democratic institutions
in the southern Philippines. On Nov. 23, 2009, some 200 armed men led by several members of the powerful local clan known as the Ampatuans attacked a convoy of vehicles carrying journalists, lawyers and the wife of a politician who had recently announced he would contest the governorship then held by the group’s patriarch.in two vast pits dug with the help of an excavator normally used by the provincial government for digging ditches and building roads.
Since he assumed office three-and-a-half years ago, Duterte has insulted and intimidated journalists and denigrated human rights activists. Once, when asked about media killings,, “Just because you’re a journalist, you are not exempted from assassination if you’re a son of a bitch.” Morale in the press today is low, with journalists struggling against presidential harassment and overly cautious press proprietors fearful of Duterte’s ire.
it takes six to 10 years to try a criminal case, but some cases languish for as long 15 to 20. Not only that, only 3 of 10 cases brought by government prosecutors result in a conviction.The Ampatuan family monopolized public office in Maguinadanao. The clan patriarch was governor, and various clan members held the mayoralties of nearly all the towns. They controlled aand had friends in high places, including then-President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, for whom they had delivered votes.
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