By CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS
MindaNews
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao. – The Ampatuan patriarch, Datu Andal Ampatuan, Sr., lost his bid to become vice governor of Maguindanao but ten other clan members implicated in the November 23, 2009 massacre, won in Monday’s elections.
At least 12 prominent members of the clan are implicated in the massacre, six of them detained in Bicutan, Metro Manila (Ampatuan Sr. and Junior, mayor of Datu Unsay town; ARMM Governor Datu Zaldy; Datu Anwar, detained mayor of Shariff Aguak; and Sajid, former Vice Governor and OIC Governor; and the patriarch’s son in law, Datu Akmad M. Ampatuan) while six others are still at large (grandsons Saudi Jr., Bahnarin and Datu Anwar “Ipi” Ampatuan, Jr.; Kanor Datumanong Ampatuan , Datu Mama Ampatuan and Datu Norodin Ampatuan).