MANILA, Philippines - Criminal charges were filed yesterday against seven Cotabato City officials and a police officer for the foiled ambush on Cotabato Vice Mayor Muslimin Sema last Jan. 10. Charged with frustrated murder and three counts of attempted murder were Cotabato City Mayor Japal Guiani Jr., Cynthia Sayadi, her husband Omar Sayadi, city councilors Graham Dumama and Abdilla Lim, barangay chairman Amil Sula and Inspector Noel Gutierrez, former deputy station commander of Cotabato City. Director Samuel Pagdilao Jr., chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, said the CIDG and Special Investigation Task Group Sema filed the charges with the Department of Justice.in a report to Pagdilao, Superintendent Leo Quevedo, CIDG-Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) chief, said CIDG investigators found out that the assassination attempt on Sema was planned long ago and that the suspects conspired to kill Sema.
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