In a statement, LP said that Aquino “only did what he deemed best and right under the situation” after thorough consultation with officials. Headlines ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1“He will clear his name in court and prove he is innocent of the charges. READ: Aquino charged before Sandiganbayan over MamasapanoMamasapano incidentIn its July resolution, the Ombudsman charged Aquino “for acting, as such, in conspiracy” with then-suspended Philippine National Police chief Alan Purisima in Oplan Exodus which aimed to neutralize Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli bin Hir with the alias Marwan and Filipino bomb maker Abdul Basit Usman. Purisima and former PNP-SAF director Getulio Napeñas Jr. were charged before the anti-graft court earlier. On July 19, Aquino filed an appeal calling the ombudsman resolution as “patently erroneous and bereft of any merit.” It, however, was junked by the anti-graft body on September 5.

Source: Philippine Star November 08, 2017 08:15 UTC