(NI BERNARD TAGUINOD)

IPINAGBUNYI ng mga mambabatas sa Mababang Kapulungan ng Kongreso ang guilty verdict na ipinataw sa mga Ampatuan at mga tauhan ng mga ito sa Maguindanao massacre.

“After 3,678 days, justice is served to victim of Maguindanao massacre,” ani Cavite Rep. Pidi Barzaga matapos sentensyahan ni Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 211 ang guilty verdict kina Datu  Zaldy “Puti” Ampatuan, Datu Andal “Unsay” Ampatuan Jr., Datu Anwar Zajid “Ulo” Ampatuan at iba pa.

Magugunita na noong Nobyembre 23, 2009  ay 58 katao na kinabibilangan ng 32 kagawad ng media ang pinatay  sa Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao sa pangunguna ni Andal Jr.

“The guilty verdict against the principal accused in the Maguindanao Massacre trial is a triumph of justice and the rule of law, and a clear reminder that no one is above the law, no matter how powerful, influential, or wealthy. Indeed, we are a society governed by laws, not by men,” ayon naman Kabayan party-list Rep. Ron Salo.

Sampung taon nilitis ni Judge Solis-Reyes ang 57 counts of murder na isinampa sa mga Ampatuan at kanilang mga tauhan habang marami naman ang pinalaya dahil wala umanong kinalaman ang mga ito sa karumaldumal na krimen.

“At long last after 10 years, justice is finally catching up with the culprits behind the most barbaric attack against journalists in world history,” pahayag ni Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate.

“Today, impunity has ended. The victims’ cry for justice has been answered. As we celebrate the bravery and wisdom of Judge Jocelyn Solis – Reyes, we must also continue to pray for her safety and the witnesses’ and families of the victims’ well being,” ayon naman kay ACT-CIS party-list Rep. Nina Taduran.