A peeved Mangudadatu, however, acknowledged he “definitely” wants the provincial police chief , Senior Superintendent Alex Lineses, relieved because “ayoko ng useless na tao” (I don’t like a useless person).
Of the 197 named suspects, eight are now detained: Datu Andal Ampatuan, Sr., his sons Andal Jr., Zaldy, Anwar and Sajid and son-in-law Akmad “Tato” Ampatuan; Tactan Dilo, Ismael Canabia and then Maguindanao PNP provincial director, Chief Insp. Sukarno Dikay.
President Benigno S. Aquino III in his inaugural address did not specify the Ampatuan Massacre but he said: “Sa mga nang-api sa akin, kaya ko kayong patawarin, at pinapatawad ko na kayo. Sa mga nang-api sa sambayanan, wala akong karapatan na limutin ang inyong mga kasalanan.” (I can forgive those who did me wrong but I have no right to forgive those who abused our people).
“To those who are talking about reconciliation, if they mean that they would like us to simply forget about the wrongs that they have committed in the past, we have this to say: there can be no reconciliation without justice.[]
Sa paglimot ng pagkakasala, sinisigurado mong mauulit muli ang mga pagkakasalang ito.[]