A member of the Special Action Force (SAF) who survived the ill-fated Mamasapano operation spoke on Friday claiming former President Benigno Aquino III is reaping “bad karma” for allowing 44 SAF troopers to die implementing the “Oplan Exodus.”“That’s his karma,” said one of the elite commandos who took part in the bloody operation against Malaysian bomb expert Zulkifli Bin Hir alias Marwan and his protegé Abdul Basit Usman on January 25, 2015. For another police official, the Ombudsman’s decision to indict Aquino was “good news” for the SAF troops and for the families of SAF 44, as what the Mamasapano victims are collectively called. In a resolution released Friday, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales ordered the filing of criminal charges against Aquino for his liability in the Mamasapano massacre. ADVERTISEMENTThe case of usurpation of authority was filed against Aquino for allowing then suspend Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Alan Purisima to participate in the planning of the operation against Marwan. JPVRELATED STORYOmbudsman clears Aquino of homicide raps over Mamasapano tragedy‘Misappreciation of facts,’ Aquino camp says of Ombudsman indictment

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 14, 2017 10:18 UTC