Justice Secretary on Ampatuan Massacre: “Never Again”
TACURONG CITY (MindaNews/24 July) — “Never again.” Justice Secretary Leila de Lima assured families of the victims in the November 23, 2009 Ampatuan Massacre that justice would prevail and that no such massacre can happen again. In a meeting with the families of the 58 victims at the Genalin Forest Garden Resort here Saturday to commemorate the 8th month since the massacre, De Lima, who had met with the victims’ families months ago while serving as chair of the Commission on Human Rights, said, “the clarion call/battlecry is – NEVER AGAIN. Never again should our people be traumatized by horrific, bestial events such as what occurred in the hilly area in Barangay Salman, municipality of Ampatuan eight months ago. Never again should the powerful, corrupt and evil be allowed to elude or evade accountability.”
