Aquino blames Napeñas anew for Mamasapano deaths: I didn’t order him anything illegal

Facing criminal charges over the deadly Mamasapano raid, former president Benigno Aquino III maintained anew that the orders he gave to former Special Action Force (SAF) chief Getulio Napeñas on the ill-fated operation were “logical” and “legal.”

In a lengthy press conference on Friday afternoon, Aquino pinned the blame on Napeñas for risking the life of his men in a “suicide” operation that that led to the death of 44 SAF commandos.

Aquino scored Napeñas for lying and committing to him that he will deploy 160 personnel from SAF’s Seaborne company when its actual strength was only at 75 personnel.