Aquino will stand accused, along with Purisima and Napeñas, of violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and the Revised Penal Code. Aquino thus induced Purisima to commit an illegal act, and the suspended Purisima willingly exercised authority that was not his. Aquino, Purisima and Napeñas were in fact criminal conspirators, and for this they face prison time. But text messages between Aquino and Purisima and Purisima and Napeñas, quoted at length in the Ombudsman’s 35-page resolution, expose this “alternative truth” as a bald-faced lie. Let Aquino stand trial for the Mamasapano carnage and may justice be served on the SAF 44 and their families.

Source: Manila Times July 15, 2017 16:52 UTC