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Mayor Anwar Berua Balindong, et al. vs The Hon. CA, et al.

MAYOR ANWAR BERUA BALINDONG, LT. COL. JALANDONI COTA, MAYOR AMER ODEN BALINDONG, ALI BALINDONG and HON. HERNANDO PEREZ as SECRETARY OF JUSTICE, Petitioners, versus THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS and ZENAIDA LIMBONA, Respondents.

G.R. NO. 159962 | 2004-12-16

D E C I S I O N

CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

A shooting incident occurred during the national and local elections of 11 May 1998 at Poblacion Malabang, Lanao del Sur. As a result, two people were killed, and two others were seriously wounded.



The following is an account based on the Affidavit Complaint[1] of Zenaida Limbona, the Joint Affidavits[2] of Corporals Ruel Liong and Dominador Marquez, official military escorts of mayoralty candidate Atty. Cabi Marohom, and the Joint Affidavits[3] of Azis Panda and Kiri Hadji Salic, who both sustained bullet wounds during the said incident. On 11 May 1998, during the release and distribution of ballot...