after receiving death threats mangudadatu sent his family to rushes to him for the poll together with a large group of journalists whose presence it was hoped would deter violence but the convoy was attacked by gunmen sent by the impotence. a decade long wait for justice followed. it's a scar that will stay forever but perhaps their grief can now begin to heal. let's get some more perspective on the story now we can speak to carlos condé he is a researcher at human rights watch in the philippines carlos thank you very much for joining us on our program you have commented on this verdict today calling it a rare triumph of justice what do you mean by that. basically just because something like use. of where i learned cannot just assume lucius assume is so. broken and where a lot of politicians political leaders and political warlords are often get away with a lot of money so. this is something that's a momentous event and certainly a welcome development in this country a lot of people have said it is a test of the philippines justice system do you think the system then passed that test.

after receiving death threats mangudadatu sent to family to register him for the poll together with a large group of journalists whose presence it was hoped would deter violence but the convoy was attacked by gunmen sent by the impotence. a decade long wait for justice followed. it's a scar that will stay forever but perhaps their grief can now begin to heal. let's get some more perspective on the story now we can speak to carlos condé he is a researcher at human rights watch in the philippines carlos thank you very much for joining us on our program you have commented on this verdict today calling it a rare triumph of justice what do you mean by that. basically just because something like use. of where i learned could not just assume lucius assume it's. broken and where a lot of politicians political leaders and political warlords are often get away with a lot of money so. this is something that's a momentous. and certainly a welcome development in this country a lot of people have said it is a test of the philippines justice system do you think the system then passed that test. well

after receiving death threats mangudadatu sent to spam only 2 bridges to him for the poll together with a large group of journalists who it was hoped would deter violence but the convoy was captured and then killed by gunmen sent by the impact once. a decade long wait for justice followed. it's a scar that will stay forever but perhaps their grief can now begin to hugh. i want to get more in this correspondent on the manila who was in the courtroom as that verdict was announced now this is being called the trial of the decade in the philippines what was the reaction in the courtroom today. this morning began with a lot of tense hopefulness there was very heavy security there with riot police outside and going into the courtroom every step of the way was guarded and people were screaming inside there was one side or the one supporters and there was another side also for the 2 supporters so they were on different sides to keep some peace and also when the verdict started being read out there was a lot of when there was a verdict that was read out for the guilty verdict of the primary susp

men shot them and buried that bodies in a mass grave 32 a journalists others were members of the mangudadatu family political rivals to the powerful and patch one clan witnesses say the armed men who working for the late governor and. 80 suspects have never been arrested rights groups say those who campaigned for justice a still in danger and one of the things we're calling for is for the government to move very quickly to apprehend them because as long as those people are still at large witnesses and the families of the victims are not safe we're always concerned about retaliation against witnesses and this is been a big issue the fight for justice has been difficult and painful and for the families it's not a they yet victoria is there. now in breaking news at least 3 people have been killed in a shooting attack in moscow near the headquarters of the f.s.b. security service let's take you now to live pictures of the streets of moscow where that took place just over an hour ago but we do have our correspondent step vasant who is in moscow for us step what more do we know at this stage i rea

after receiving death threats mangudadatu sent his family to register him for the poll together with a large group of journalists whose presence it was hoped would deter violence but the convoy was attacked by gunmen sent. a decade long wait for justice followed. it's a scar that will stay forever but perhaps their grief can now begin to hugh. in australia a record breaking heat wave and strong winds are plaguing firefighters battling out of control bushfires the country's most populous states new south wales has declared an emergency there authorities are warning of worsening conditions over the next few days this week has already seen 2 consecutive days of record heat with the average temperature reaching 41.9 degrees celsius as 107 degrees fahrenheit and it's set to go even higher. a wall of flames consuming all before it the firemen trying to slow its advance of fighting a losing battle. wildfires have been raging in australia for months now scorching more than 3000000 hectares of land and destroying over 700 homes this smoke has engulfed sydney blurring it psychotic skyline but

men shot them and buried that bodies in a mass grave 32 a journalists others were members of the mangudadatu family political rivals to the powerful and patch one clan witnesses say the armed men who working for the late governor and. 80 suspects have never been arrested rights groups say those who campaigned for justice a still in danger and one of the things we're calling for is for the government to move very quickly to apprehend them because as long as those people are still at large witnesses and the families of the victims are not safe we're always concerned about retaliation against witnesses and this is been a big issue the fight for justice has been difficult and painful and for the families it's not a viet victoria. al-jazeera algeria rather their newly elected president abdul majeed to born has no been sworn in mo he was confirmed as presidents for the next 5 years despite widespread on happiness at his election to boon will no have to appoint a new prime minister but many opponents see him as parts of a long grueling corrupt establishment. sudan is marking one year since the star