In the Know: Mujiv Hataman

Former Anak Mindanao Rep. Mujiv Hataman, a known friend of President Benigno Aquino, was implicated in the November 2007 bombing at the Batasan Complex that killed then Basilan Rep. Wahab Akbar and several others.

Hataman, a native of Basilan, has been cleared of the charges when the Department of Justice (DOJ) last Oct. 20 dismissed the criminal case filed against him for his alleged role in the bombing.

The resolution approving the dismissal of the case came swiftly, only a day after Justice Secretary Leila de Lima confirmed that Hataman, then reported to be Mr. Aquino’s top choice to lead the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, had a pending case

in her department.

A Feb. 22, 2008, resolution signed by then Chief State Prosecutor Jovencito Zuño had dismissed the complaint against Hataman for the complex crime of multiple murder and frustrated murder.

However, Akbar’s widow, Jum Akbar, sought a review which had been pending since May 5, 2008. The latest DOJ resolution struck down her petition. In 2010, Hataman ran for Basilan governor but lost to Jum Akbar.

Hataman was born on Sept. 11, 1972, and graduated from AMA Computer University with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering. Ana Roa, Inquirer Research