CRIMINAL charges were filed Friday against former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Alan Purisima at the Office of the Ombudsman for participating in the planning of a counter-terrorist police operation last year despite his preventive suspension.

In December 2014, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales suspended Purisima for six months in connection with an allegedly anomalous courier deal between the police and Werfast Documentary Agency.

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