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Ombudsman orders indictment of former President Aquino, 2 others over botched Mamasapano operation in 2015

(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the filing of criminal charges against former President Benigno Aquino III for his alleged liability in the botched 2015 Mamasapano operation that saw more than 40 people, most of them members of the police’s elite Special Action Force, killed. In a statement, the Ombudsman said Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales approved on Friday a resolution ordering the filing of charges against Aquino for violation of Article […]