Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales won’t participate in her office’s probe of the killings allegedly executed by the so-called “Davao Death Squad” allegedly formed by President Rodrigo Duterte when he was mayor of Davao City.

Morales made the announcement at the sidelines of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards ceremonies in Manila on Thursday. Morales is a 2016 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, considered the Nobel Peace Prize of Asia.

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