MILF report on Mamasapano incomplete, says de Lima

THE report of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the Mamasapano incident where 44 members of the elite Special Action Force (SAF) were killed is incomplete, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said Tuesday.

The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) investigation on the Mamasapano incident is still not over, she maintained.

Last April, the panel released part I of its report where it recommended the filing of complaints for murder against 90 MILF members for the death of 35 of the 36 members of the 55th Special Action Company. The team also recommended the filing of a complaint for theft. The complaint filed was based on the testimony of the government’s witness given the codename Marathon.

The National Bureau of Investigation-National Prosecution Service (NBI-NPS) is continuing with its investigation.

De Lima said the DOJ was given a copy of the MILF report. However, while there were findings and conclusions, there are no other pieces of evidence to support it.

“Hindi kasi pwede na report lang, conclusions lang at walang affidavits like first-hand witnesses,” de Lima said.

She said the MILF has formed a commission that conducted the fact-finding investigation.

“The findings and conclusions are found in their report but I have noticed that while there were factual observations, wala yung supporting, sinu-sino ang mga witnesses,” de Lima added.

Part 2 of the report is supposed to cover the circumstances surrounding the death of members of the 84th Seaborne as well as the death of members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and civilians.

However, de Lima stayed mum on the alternative truth about the Mamasapano incident mentioned by President Benigno Aquino III.

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