Perilous Times
Murder Charges for 197 after Philippines Massacre
* From correspondents in Manila, Philippines
* From: AFP
* February 09, 2010 5:48PM
A FORMER close ally of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo and 196 other
people were today charged with murder over an election-linked massacre
that left 57 people dead, a prosecutor said.
Andal Ampatuan Snr, the patriarch of a Muslim clan and the former
governor of Maguindanao province where the massacre occurred last year,
was among those charged with murder, according to documents filed to a
court in Manila.