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“A summary of the consolidated medico-legal reports of the Philippine National Police-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PNP-ARMM) Regional Crime Laboratory Office on the autopsies conducted January 27 and 28 on the remains of the fallen SAF commandos were released on Saturday, February 14,” reports ANC.
According to the PNP’s Board of Inquiry (BOI), more than half of the 44 Special Action Force (SAF) troopers killed in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in the Jan 25 clash were shot in the head.
The report noted: “The autopsy findings show that 27 of the fallen policemen sustained gunshot wounds to the head, face, neck, and chest, with some of them allegedly shot at close range. It’s also believed at least three SAF troopers had their bulletproof vests removed before they were shot in the body.”
Moreover, the PNP’s BOI “also confirms one of the police commandos — who was seen in a video — only suffered injuries in the lower left thigh but was killed with two fatal shots to the head.”
The autopsy reports are being subjected to further analysis.
The encounter in Mamasapano, Maguindanao on Jan 25 left 44 members of the elite Philippine National Police (PNP) Special Action Force (SAF) dead. The PNP-SAF troopers had been out to capture Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli bin Hir alias “Marwan” and Filipino bomb maker Abdul Basit Usman. Both men had bounties on their heads placed by the U.S. government: US$5 million for Marwan and US$1 million for Usman.
The operation turned bloody when members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said they had to fight back because the PNP-SAF had breached their territory. They alleged that they had not been informed about the operation to get Marwan and Usman. The hostile encounter lasted 11 hours. The MILF lost 18 of their fighters.
Both the government and the MILF are currently doing probes on the Mamsapano encounter to determine what went wrong, as the incident threatens the Bangsamoro peace deal.
Photo: Gov.ph
