PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd has gravely betrayed public trust when he allowed suspended Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Alan Purisima to oversee the Special Action Force (SAF) operation in Maguindanao which later led to the killing of 44 elite policemen, Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) chairman Dante Jimenez said on Friday.

“On the part of the president, there was betrayal of public trust which is an impeachable offense while Purisima can be cited for contempt for violating the suspension order against him,” Jimenez told The Manila Times.

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