64 Inmate : Zoila A. Ama

August 13th 2001 Name: Zoilo A. Ama

Age: 51 DOB: 31st May 1950

Prison Number: N95P-0483

Crime: Rape with Homicide

Sentence: Life Sentence (7 counts) Year detained: July 6th 1993

Served: 8 years Previous Occupation: Policemen

Status: Married 4 children

Family address: Brgy. Masiit, Calauan, Laguna, Philippines

Dear Reader,

After attending the “Trojan Horse Mission” crusade here in the Maximum Security Compound, Bureau of Corrections, their announcement that they needed men to write their testimony, to include in a forthcoming book made me come alive inside, knowing that it would be an honour to tell the world that “Jesus is Alive”.

I am Zoilo A. Ama a former Police Officer. I have been a happy go lucky guy. I love my family, especially my kids, two girls and two boys. Great kids, all wanting to finish their studies and they did, even without me. I loved my job too. Solving cases here and helping people in their most trying times here and there, and by doing that I garnered eighteen commendations tons and awards in less than thirteen years in the service. I served the Police force as an intelligence officer and I wanted to be the best, so I worked hard and was good at it. There is not an idle moment in my life, to my job, to my

236 family, and to time with my friends, but no time for God.

But He works in a mysterious way. I was a victim of injustice, a frame-up and I will tell you about it later and it is very ironic. I wanted every victim to get justice then. But now I cannot get it and I cried to heaven, WHY!!

Then a preacher came, then another one and so on. to strengthen me to know the God I did not know, and to have all the time in the world to read the Holy Bible and so I know why; “God Loves Me”.

I met Michael Clarke, a British National, and a brother of Rev. David Clarke the team leader of the “Trojan Horse Mission”. Michael was also a victim of a frame-up and a very frustrated man who was even more frustrated when his only visitor, his wife, died. He sank to rock bottom but I went to his room every night and we talked. We shared how I could see the love of God in his face, “God loves him too”.

I am now into my eight year of detention. Prior to this I was a Catholic and upon reading the Holy Bible I saw my prior concept of Christianity was wrong. Now my family are Born Again Christians Praise God. The Philippines is beautiful and churches are everywhere, but it is also Satan’s paradise where you can steal and become a Senator. As you can see in the newspapers daily these incredible events as they unfold before your eyes, the plunder, graft and corruption. Kidnappings killings and rapes etc, but all these things, as the government says are under control.

Going back to what I promised earlier. I was an Intelligence Officer then

And in gathering information in this case of Rape and Homicide I stumbled upon information that led me to a son of a high ranking Government Official and two Police Majors instructed me to lie low, (keep quiet), and when I did not heed their instructions one thing led to another and I was charged with the crime instead. Strange, Hey! Truth is stranger than fiction and they say everything is under control.!

A little while ago somebody gave me a book entitled “Dare to Fail, Wisdom in Failure”, written by Bi lee P.S. Lim. After reading it I returned the book with a comment. This book is not for me, I am not a failure. This book belongs to those who cover-up the aforesaid heinous crimes and failed to give justice to everyone concerned. Ex-Presidents, ex-Generals, ex Judges, Senators, Prosecutors and Investigators will find delight in your book and I have a question or two for them. Did they have Peace of Mind? Did they truly have God in their hearts?

Anyway, as you can see I have a lot of time to kill! And if anyone cares to write it would be my delight to share some of my life’s experiences, which I am sure you would find incredible, to say the least, but most of all it would be heart warming to know that someone is thinking of me and who knows…