MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he was not behind moves to seek tougher charges against his predecessor, Benigno Aquino III, over the bloody Mamasapano clash in 2015. Speaking to reporters in Davao City, Duterte denied any involvement in the filing of raps against Aquino despite previously saying he would revisit the deadly encounter. Ikaw, si Sereno, si Ombudsman. In November last year, the Office of the Ombudsman officially filed graft and usurpation of authority charges against Aquino. The ombudsman earlier dismissed the reckless imprudence complaint that pro-Duterte group Volunteers against Crime and Corruption filed against Aquino.

Source: Philippine Star January 27, 2018 08:26 UTC