, chair of the council’s committee on public order and safety, said Monday they are fully supporting the ongoing investigation by the national government regarding the incident.
He expressed hopes that the investigation will answer various questions and speculations regarding the operation.
South Cotabato second district Rep. Pedro Acharon Jr. also supported the move and lauded the national government’s resolve to seek justice for the slain SAF commandos.
“We have to condemn that to the highest degree (but) we should also dig deeper to find out what really happened,” he said.
Acharon, who is vice chair of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (MILF), reiterated that the incident should not affect the continuing peace process with the MILF and moves related to the passage of the BBL.
The SAF elements were serving arrest warrants for Malaysian bombing suspect Zulkifli bin Hir alias Marwan and local bomb expert Abdul Basit Usman in the outskirts of Mamasapano, Maguindanao when they clashed with BILF and MILF members.
Marwan, who was reportedly killed in the operation, and Usman were included in the terror list of the United States and carry a combined bounty of US$ 6 million.
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