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"en.20120614.28.4-394-000"2
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"Mr President, this is not the first time that we have discussed the Maguindanao massacre here in Parliament. We had a resolution in early 2010 about this massacre, in which more than 50 people involved in a local election in the Philippines were killed. Of those 50 people, at least 30 were journalists. The trial began in 2010, almost a year later. However, according to the calculations of a lawyer for the prosecution, the number of witnesses presented and the slowness of the process is such that this trial could take a century.
We had high hopes for the election of the new President of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino, and we hoped that this would also mean an end to impunity. Unfortunately, this has not been the case, and the international institutions need to address the Philippines Government and ask, once and for all, whether this trial can be carried out under conditions where this is implemented, and if not, that they ask for international assistance. The government should be asked to disband the over 70 private militias operating in that region and, if it cannot, it should ask for international assistance. The international community can offer assistance. Please ask for it and be honest about what is needed."@en1
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