"A member of a powerful political clan on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the Philippines ' worst election massacre of 57 people , including journalists and members of a rival 's family . Andal Ampatuan Jr. , a town mayor in southern Maguindanao province where his family ruled unopposed for years , has been initially charged with 41 counts of murder in the Nov. 23 attack & # 8230 ; Prosecutors said they have witnesses who will testify that Ampatuan led more than 100 government-armed militiamen and police in stopping the caravan at a security checkpoint outside Ampatuan township , then forcing the victims at gunpoint to a hilltop clearing where they were gunned down and buried in mass graves ."
"And this . GUNS HERE TO STAY"
"Prosecutors said they have witnesses who will testify that Ampatuan led more than 100 government-armed militiamen"
"GUNS HERE TO STAY"