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MANILA 鈥� Former President Benigno Aquino III has formally denied having 鈥渄irectly鈥� participated in the failed Mamasapano operation two years ago.

Answering the complaint filed by the bereaved relatives of slain Special Action Force commandos before the Office of the Ombudsman, Aquino said he should not be held liable for the crime of reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide.

In his 27-page counter-affidavit, Aquino claimed that he was merely briefed about the so-called Oplan Exodus, and its planning and execution were the sole discretion of the police commanders.

Passing the buck to now-retired SAF head Getulio Nape帽as, Aquino said he gave specific and direct orders for him to coordinate with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, a directive that apparently went unheeded.

Aquino added that his involvement by way of receiving updates was 鈥渘ot the proximate cause鈥� of the SAF troopers鈥� deaths in the botched operations.

Citing the findings of various investigative bodies, he said the operation failed because of 鈥減oor planning, defective execution, and lack of coordination with the AFP.鈥�

鈥淪imply put, these activities and decision-making process were all left to the sole discretion of the ground commanders,鈥� he said.

鈥淲hatever participation I may have had in the incident does not amount prima facie to a criminal offense,鈥� he added. 鈥淎ccordingly, I respectfully request that the present complaints be dismissed outright for utter lack of merit.鈥�

Aquino also justified the presence of then-suspended Philippine National Police director-general Alan Purisima, a close friend, during the briefings, citing the vital information that he had on the operation.

He argued that 鈥渋t would be the height of negligence if I deliberately omitted and disregarded any information coming from respondent Purisima which was material and vital to 鈥極plan Exodus.'鈥�

Aquino also said that he would 鈥渓ike to somehow believe鈥� that his government alleviated the needs and concerns of the survivors and relatives of the slain troopers through the grant of benefits, and livelihood and housing assistance.

He lashed out at 鈥渋ndividuals who choose to take advantage of the pain and grief of the families.鈥�

He said this was 鈥渋ndeed regrettable and unfortunate鈥� because 鈥渢his serves no purpose other than to reopen wounds for their own personal motives.鈥� 聽SFM/rga

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