THE Court of Appeals Tenth Division has dismissed the petition of Andal Ampatuan Jr., one of the accused in the Maguindanao Massacre, to cite Nena Santos, lawyer for Maguindanao Governor Esmael "Toto" Mangudadatu, for indirect contempt.

In a resolution penned by Associate Justice Fernanda Lampas-Peralta, the appeals court affirmed the ruling of Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 224 dated April 19, 2011 dismissing Ampatuan's petition.

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