MANILA, Philippines – An anti-crime group has agreed with the Ombudsman’s decision to withdraw charges filed against former President Benigno Aquino III for the Mamasapano incident in 2015. Ferdinand Topacio, legal counsel of Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC), said on Friday that the graft and usurpation charges against Aquino were just a deliberate cover-up. READ: SAF 44 and ‘Oplan Exodus’ in Mamasapano, MaguindanaoHowever, then Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales dismissed VACC’s complaints, filing graft and usurpation charges instead. “As you know, we have a certiorari case before the Supreme Court saying that the former Ombudsman exercised grave abuse of discretion. (Editor: Eden Estopace)READ: Ombudsman won’t file fresh homicide charges vs AquinoRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 05, 2019 11:25 UTC