NUJP demands independent probe, special court to try massacre suspects

NUJP demands independent probe, special court to try massacre suspects

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) demands the creation of an independent commission, to include media representatives, to investigate the Ampatuan massacre and the events that led to it.

This is to help ensure that no whitewash will happen and to identify the roots and those responsible for this unimaginable crime.

The NUJP is also demanding the creation of a special court with a presiding judge of impeccable credentials to undertake the trial of the suspects.

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