Two out of four officers in Al-Barka massacre raps cleared due to lack evidence - GCM member

From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 7): Two out of four officers in Al-Barka massacre raps cleared due to lack evidence - GCM member

A member of the General Court Martial (GCM) on Wednesday said that two out of the four military officers being tried in connection with the October 2011 Al-Barka, Basilan massacre, where 19 Special Forces troopers were killed following an encounter with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) fighters, have been cleared due to lack of evidence. GCM member Col. Jose Feliciano Loy said that the cleared officers were Col. Alexander Macario, former head of the Special Operations Task Force - Basilan, and Lt. Col. Orlando Edralin, the former commander of the Special Forces training school. Loy said the verdict was issued last Oct. 30. The GCM ruling was based on the motion to find not guilty filed by the accused officers. Loy said Macario and Edralin would return to full-duty status. Meanwhile, the GCM only partially granted the motion filed by another accused officer, Col. Amikandra Undog, the former commander of the Special Forces Regiment. Loy said Undog still had to face trial for one count of violation of Article of War 97 after his motion was denied, adding that the trial would proceed. While Lt. Col. Leonardo Peña, the former commander of the 4th Special Forces Battalion, has yet to file a motion as the GCM has yet to rule on the prosecution's formal offer of evidence....

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