But Maguindanao Gov. Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu confirmed that Piteste was indeed Sangki’s lawyer.
He stressed that the police should go after the members of the Civilian Volunteers Organization (CVO) sympathetic to the Ampatuans, especially those involved in the November 23, 2009 massacre who have remained at large despite the warrants of arrest. At least 197 persons were identified as suspects in the massacre of at least 58 persons, 32 of them from the media.[]
However, only eight have been arrested, among them the Ampatuan patriarch, Datu Andal Sr.[]
