From mass murder to one act of rebellion

Posted by joshua0011 on December 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Okay. I really don’t find the declaration of martial law as a good step to solve the Ampatuan Massacre. After all, the Constitution only states that there are two situations where a martial law can be proclaimed, either if the state is under invasion or rebellion. Obviously, the situation goes to the latter. Rebellion.
The Ampatuan massacre killed as much as 57 lives, 31 of which are journalists. Only Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan is under the hands of the government. He was charged with 25 counts of murder. All witnesses point him as the mastermind of the killings. Weeks have passed and until now, no one is convicted for the criminal act. This led to the declaration of the much-feared martial law.
If the state is inflicting countless murder to its people, will you consider it a rebellion? Or if it is the state which started the whole disorder, is it a rebellion? Let us not forget that this is a crime done by those in position. Those people who belong to the offices of the state are the ones being accused of such crime.

The problem with martial law is that it moves the criminal act into political act. That means moving the multiple murder to one act of rebellion. Some of us might say that rebellion would be a heavier case for the Ampatuans. However, an act of rebellion can be granted with amnesty which will only take a pardon from the president. Decriminalizing the Ampatuans is easy, thinking that the patriarchal clan and the president herself has a very close tie with each other. It’s just a pardon away.

After the martial law in Maguindanao, what’s next? Andal Ampatuan Jr on-the-loose?

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