Clan leader pleads not guilty to Philippine massacre
- Published: 12 Dec 2012 at 19.46
- Online news: Asia
A Philippine politician accused of helping plan the country's worst political massacre pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to organising the murder of at least 57 victims, a court official said.
Zaldy Ampatuan issues a statement at his mansion in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao province on November 29, 2009. The Philippine politician accused of helping plan the country's worst political massacre pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to organising the murder of at least 57 victims, a court official said.
Zaldy Ampatuan, allegedly a key plotter of the 2009 attack in the country's south, entered a plea after the court struck down months of manoeuvres challenging the legality of his arrest, said court officer May Datuon.
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