THE decision of the Office of the Ombudsman to junk the treason and espionage case against former President Benigno Aquino 3rd and Sen. Antonio Trillanes 4th has further confirmed the bias of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales toward Aquino, anti-corruption advocates said on Monday.

Doubts on Morales’ impartiality, according to Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) founding chairman Dante Jimenez, have reinforced calls to remove her either through impeachment or people’s initiative.

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