The House of Representatives has suspended its investigation into the Mamasapano incident, a day before its second scheduled hearing.
In a phone interview, Basilan Rep. Jim Hataman Saliman said the House will instead wait for the results of the investigation by a Board of Inquiry formed by the Philippine National Police.
“I and Congressman Ferrer have jointly decided to postpone the hearings to await the results of the BOI’s investigation,” he said.
Saliman chairs the House Committee on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity, which launched a joint investigation with the House Committee on Public Order and Safety headed by Negros Occidental Rep. Jeffrey Ferrer.
Saliman said the House leadership has already been informed of the suspension of hearings into a police Special Action Force operation in Mamasapano town in Maguindanao that ended in a bloody clash with members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, and private armed groups in the area. — JDS, GMA News
