The Impunity Must End

The Impunity Must End

MANILA — Impunity is what caused the Ampatuan massacre and it is also this impunity that has once again been demonstrated when President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo took an obdurate stance in defending the declaration of martial law in Maguindanao. “We make no apologies for acting where others fear to tread,” she said. But seeing the people of Maguindanao evacuating when martial law was declared makes one wonder who they fear more, the Ampatuans or the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). If martial law was declared to achieve stability, pursue justice for the victims, and protect the witnesses, why then were the people evacuating?

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