Andal Ampatuan Jr.

Andal Ampatuan Jr. is the former mayor of Datu Unsay, Maguindanao, charged with multiple mass murder. He is the son of patriarch [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andal_Ampatuan_Sr. Andal Ampatuan Sr.], and his family continues to represent a powerful force in Mindanao politics.[2]  His brother, Zaldy Ampatuan, was the regional governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

Accused in 2009 Maguindanao massacre
Ampatuan came to international attention in November 2009 as a result of the Maguindanao massacre. He was planning to run for governor of the province against Esmael Mangudadatu in the 2010 elections. However, Mangudadatu's female relatives and a group of journalists were ambushed and killed in the massacre, and Ampatuan quickly became the prime suspect.[3]  A member of the ruling Lakas-Kampi-CMD party, he and his father and brother were expelled by party chairman Gilberto Teodoro due to the massacre.[4]  He surrendered to Filipino authorities and was charged with murder.[5]  He has denied any involvement,[6]  though several witnesses have gone on record stating that they saw him at the scene of the crime.[7]  In September 2010 he went on trial as the prime suspect in the massacre. Ampatuan, through his emissaries, was already under fire for bribing the relatives of the massacre.[8]