Phılıppınes Protest Polıtıcal Kıllıngs

epa02121893 Filipino protesters shout slogans during a demonstration outside the Department of Justice in Manila, Philippines, 18 April 2010. The Philippines' Justice Secretary said he had ordered murder charges dropped against two members of a political clan accused of masterminding the massacre of 57 people in a southern province last year. Justice Secretary Alberto Agra said he decided to withdraw the charges against Zaldy AmpatuanAkhmad Ampatuan due to lack of evidence. The 'Maguindanao Massacre' on 23 November 2009, wherein 57 people including journalists were killed, has been one of the worst cases of pre-elections violence in the country's history.  EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA