Screen shot from the purported video of suspected Moro Islamic Liberation Front gunman finishing off a wounded Special Action Force commando in Mamasapano town in Maguindanao province. (
A purported cell phone video of suspected armed Moro Islamic Liberation Front members finishing off wounded police commandos has emerged on Facebook on Tuesday and showed gunmen stripping off the dead of their combat gears as sporadic gun fires can be heard on the background.
The six-minute clip was uploaded in several Facebook
accounts and went viral and provoked a deluge of angry public comments. It can
be accessed on this URL:
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=835624783175219&set=vr.835624783175219&type=2&theater
The video, believed recorded from a cell phone by one of the
attackers, showed only his hand holding a .45-caliber pistol and shooting
several times a wounded commando - his patch and uniform identified him as a
member of the elite Special Action Force of the Philippine National Police –
until he was dead.
The unidentified gunman then went on to strip other dead
commandos of their combat equipment and gear as he shouted “Allahu Akbar” or
God is great.
The clip also showed other gunmen as they took turns in
stripping more fallen commandos of their weapons and uniforms and they too
shouted “Allahu Akbar” as they ran towards the river bank where the sound of
automatic gunfire intensified and slowly faded after several minutes.
The area was believed to be where the village of Tukanalipao
The elite police unit was in a secret mission to capture
Malaysian bomber Zulkifli bin Hir, also known as Marwan, in his hideout deep
inside the MILF territory, but eventually killed him after he shot and wounded
two commandos.
The team was heading back to rejoin over 300 other commandos
deployed outside the village when MILF forces attacked them, sparking a daylong
battle that also left 18 former rebels dead.
The MILF signed a peace deal with the Aquino government last
year and the recent fighting is now threatening not only the peace process, but
the presidency of Aquino as public outcry for his weak leadership continues to
mount.
The video, shared by Zaldy Balds Suson on his Facebook page,
drew angry comments from those who have watched the clip. It was unknown how
Suson got hold of the clip, but other Facebook accounts also posted the same
video.
“And you say you want peace? You don’t even respect humans
and you don’t act like humans. No wonder your place is like hell,” wrote Son
Retamalliv.
WinYeon Nam sana
Vincent Lee Rana Bengal said the wounded commando who was
finished off by the gunman in the video was believed PO2 Amman Esmula. “If
hindi ako nagkakamali at kung totoo ito na sa Mamasapano parang si PO2 Amman
Esmula ito,” he said.
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