The Manila Times

‘Not my style to hound Pnoy over Mamasapano’

- BY CATHERINE S. VALENTE

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday

against his predecesso­r, Benigno “Pnoy” Aquino 3rd, over the bungled Mamasapano operation that killed 44 police commandos three years ago.

Speaking to reporters upon his visit to India, Duterte said it was “not his style” to pursue any cases against his predecesso­r.

“Nandiyanna, naka-demanda

nasi Pnoy is already facing charges]. my style. It is not in my system,’” Duterte said, adding that he was - peachment complaints against - “kama ski si no, mag tan on gm una kayo.Hindiko style ‘yan that’s not my style],” he said. Duterte made the statement af- reckless imprudence resulting connection with the death of troops in a botched operation in

manifestat­ion urging the Supreme Ombudsman to reverse its ruling junking the reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide

The government’s top lawyer insisted that the Ombudsman committed grave abuse of discretion in dismissing the reckless impru former Philippine National Police Getulio Napeñas.

after a predawn mission to arrest - gered a deadly encounter between elite police commandos and gun and several civilians.

other armed groups like the involved in the clash.

botched anti-terror mission was not his fault, pinning the blame instead on Napeñas, who allegedly disobeyed orders to coordinate

The former president also denied holding back military rein

last year or days before the anniversar­y of the now infamous announced he was creating the commission “which would be

But during Saturday’s news had decided not to form a commission to investigat­e the bungled operation.

“Hindinakas­i because] I realized that once again… Tutal,naka-demanda

naeh already]. They are facing charges. What more do you want? We can only presume that they did it in the wrong way,” he added.

But Duterte said his only sen the operation.

“If anything can go wrong, it will isalang

kasiangmah­ay I have a sentiment there. Because down,” the President noted.

“I’m not prepared to accuse personally. niny oh in a ya anna mai pit an gm ga sun da lot ap os mama tay only question is, why did you let our elite forces to be trapped there and eventually die]?” he said.

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