The prosecution panel in the “Maguindanao Massacre’’ case on Tuesday has filed an omnibus motion before a Quezon City court seeking the release and transfer of an accused to the witness protection program (WPP).

In a six-page motion, panel head Archimedes Manabat also asked the court to issue an order for the resumption of the trial for the recall of Esmael Canapia as an ordinary witness. Earlier, Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 221granted the motion to discharge filed by Canapia.

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