Justice Secretary, Journalists Agree that Ampatuan Massacre Trial Crucial in Addressing Impunity

Justice Secretary, Journalists Agree that Ampatuan Massacre Trial Crucial in Addressing Impunity

“The case of the Ampatuan massacre is not just a matter of prosecuting individuals. It also requires the neutralization of the whole machinery of violence and brutality that is fueled by power, political influence and wealth.” Justice Secretary Leila de Lima

By RONALYN V. OLEA
Bulatlat.com

MANILA – “When the powerful and the wealthy kill journalists, there has been a pattern in which they could get away with it,” said Luis Teodoro, deputy executive director of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR). In his speech before the delegates of the seventh Congress of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), he called on the Aquino government to address the problem of killings of journalists.

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