“These indictment still does not reflect the gravity of their offenses against the people in the Mamasapano debacle,” Zarate said. Rep. Romeo Acop, meanwhile, was ambivalent regarding the strength of the graft and usurpation charges being readied against Aquino. Aquino is currently gearing up to file a motion for reconsideration appealing the Ombudsman’s findings. To recall, the Ombudsman dismissed the complaint for multiple counts of reckless imprudence over the deaths of the 44 PNP Special Action Force commandos. The cases only covered the deaths of 35 members of the 55th Special Action Company, the blocking force decimated in a cornfield at Barangay Tukanalipao, Mamasapano town.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 16, 2017 08:03 UTC