Tuesday, July 2, 2013

4 'summary execution' victims in N. Cotabato identified

From the Philippine News Agency (Jul 2): 4 'summary execution' victims in N. Cotabato identified

Police today said the four persons believed to have been summarily executed in a remote village here Monday have been identified.

After learning of a radio report about the discovery of four dead men on a roadside in North Cotabato, a village councilman from nearby Datu Montawal, Maguindanao immediately rushed to Makilala and positively identified the victims.

Mamaluba Enggano, village councilman of Datu Montawal, identified the victims as Kalid Kamama and Bulantoy Adam, both of Barangay Dungguan, Datu Montawal, Maguindanao; Hayden Buisan and Faisal Tungganay, both of Kabacan, North Cotabato.

Police said residents of Barangay Sinkatulan in makilala town heard several gunshots about 2 a.m. Monday. Two hours later, motorists passing by the national highway found a motorbike beside the four victims slumped on the roadside.

Enggona positively identified the victims through their faces, mobile phone and documents found in the motorbike owned by Kamama.

Police investigators said the victims were hogtied and had masking tapes on their faces.

Enggona said the victims were farmers and Habal-habal drivers operating in the Datu Montawal-Kabacan route.

Police found several empty shells of cal. 45 pistols at the crime scene.

Police surmised that they could be victims of a summary execution with the manner they were killed. Probers are now cnducting a thorough investigation of the case.

PO3 Archie Uytala, officer-on-case, said the victims could have been abducted in Kabacan, North Cotabato, hogtied, blindfolded and brought to a remote village in Makilala then executed.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=540043

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