THE Department of Justice (DOJ) is bent on filing appropriate charges against those who took part in the killing of 44 elite police commandos on January 25 in Mamasapano town, Maguindanao province, be they members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) or any armed group.

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Tuesday said the signing of the protocol on decommissioning between the government and the MILF on January 29, or four days after the massacre, will not deter them from indicting the suspects.

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