Charges over mass murder
Andal Ampatuan Sr was arraigned in a special court inside a Manila maximum-security prison, 18 months after he and a dozen family members were arrested over the killings in southern Maguindanao province.
With his father’s approval, Ampatuan’s son, former town mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr, is accused of leading about 150 gunmen who allegedly stopped an election caravan and mowed down the family and supporters of their political rival.
