COTABATO CITY – The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has vowed to seek justice for the recent murder of its official in the restive southern Philippine region of Mindanao where two motorcycle gunmen shot dead Haviv Maindan, the municipal poll officer of Maguindanao del Sur’s Sultan sa Barongis.
The
poll body condemned the murder and called it a “brazen killing”. “The whole
Commission on Elections committed to the family of EO (election officer)
Maindan that we will not rest until justice is served.”
The
COMELEC said it is working closely with the police to solve the murder of
Maindan, who was attacked in the village of Pingguiaman in the town of
Lambayong in Sultan Kudarat province. Maindan
was driving his car and heading home when gunmen attacked him.
Catholic radio station Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation reported that
Sultan sa Barongis Mayor Allandatu Angas was saddened by the killing of
Maindan, saying the poll official was a dedicated public servant.
“We are deeply saddened by the untimely death of our Municipal Election
Officer, Haviv Macabangen Maindan,” he said.
No individual or group claimed responsibility for the murder and police
launched an investigation into the killing to establish the motives and the
brains behind the ambush.
The killing of Mainden which occurred ahead of the Barangay and
Sangguniang Kabataan elections in October. (Mindanao Examiner)
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