Purisima, Napeñas face raps over Mamasapano

The Office of the Ombudsman has found sufficient grounds to file charges against former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Alan Purisima and former Special Action Force (SAF) Director Getulio Napeñas at the Sandiganbayan for their alleged participation in the mounting of an anti-terrorist operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, that led to the killing of scores of police commandos.

“The [former] police officers are facing charges for usurpation of authority or official functions (Article 177, Revised Penal Code [RPC]) and violation of Section 3(a) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (Republic Act No. 3019),” a statement issued by the Ombudsman on Tuesday afternoon said.