MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Friday backed the top government lawyer’s move to seek tougher charges against former President Benigno Aquino III and two former police officials over the bloody Mamasapano clash in 2015. A probe into the incident found that aside from MILF fighters, other armed groups like the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and private armies had been involved in the clash. Headlines ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1In November last year, the Office of the Ombudsman officially filed graft and usurpation of authority charges against Aquino. Napeñas should be indicted on reckless imprudence, according to Calida, as he assumed full responsibility and liability of the effects of complying with the orders of Purisima, who was then suspended. READ: SolGen wants Aquino, others charged with reckless imprudence for Mamasapano

Source: Philippine Star January 26, 2018 02:50 UTC