Another people’s lawyer killed in Mindanao
Another people’s lawyer killed in Mindanao
Photo from Atty. Juan Macababbad’s Facebook account
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Bulatlat.com
MANILA – Another peoples’ lawyer was killed Wednesday, Sept. 15.
Lawyer Juan Macababbad, Union of Peoples’ Lawyers in Mindanao (UPLM) vice chairperson and member of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyer (NUPL), was shot by two gunmen in front of his residence in Surrallah, South Cotabato.
Macababbad was the third member of the NUPL and 58th lawyer who was gunned down under President Duterte’s administration.
“While the case may go through the usual investigation, as with the other growing number of unresolved cases, it is clear that the murder of Atty. Macababbad is connected to his vocation of lawyering for the people,” said UPLM Chairperson Antonio C. Azarcon in a statement.
Azarcon said Macababbad had been receiving death threats prior to the incident.
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