MANILA, Philippines?Citing security concerns, the Department of Justice (DOJ) will ask the Supreme Court to transfer the trial of the Maguindanao massacre case from Mindanao to Manila.
In a letter to the Supreme Court's Office of the Court Administrator, acting Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera wanted the high court to either give the case to any court in Manila or create a special court to exclusively handle it.
Datu Unsay mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr., scion of the powerful Ampatuan clan, is the prime suspect in Monday?s slaughter of at least 57 people in Maguindanao.
