BOI Report, Misinformation And Wrong Decisions On Mamasapano Case

The incorrect information then suspended from the Philippine National Police ( PNP ) chief Director General Alan Purisima, the reason of " erroneous decisions" during the bloody operation in Mamasapano , Maguindanao on January 25 , according to the results of the investigation of  board of Inquiry ( BOI ) of the PNP .


BOI stated in the report which was made public, which assured the secretary of the then Special Action Force ( SAF ) commander, Jr. Director Getulio Napeñas with support from the Armed Forces of the Philippines once had a problem with the mission of the Special Action Force ( SAF ) to arrest the terrorists were Zulkifli bin Hir , alias Marwan and Usman Abdul Bassit .

On the day of the operation of SAF troopers , said the BOI report Purisima sent text message Lt. Gen. Rustico Guerrero , AFP Western Mindanao Command , " " Maybe you  may send artillery support to the AFP ."

In view of the BOI , the sent text messages vulnerable to Guerrero, "did not connote a sense of urgency as it seemingly Guerrero gave a choice to either send artillery support to the battle zone or not . "

"Guerrero referred only to the availability of the support elements on the ground," base on BOI,  Once saying not defined Guerrero such measures depends on the ground commander .

However , the secretary informed President Benigno Aquino III AFP support for SAF units pits commandos .

But lawyers of Purisima insisted  Atty . Kristoffer James E. Purisima, who assured the former PNP chief Guerrero who prepared the artillery support for the SAF commandos . "There was no reason to doubt the information," said by Atty. Purisima

Last February,  Atty . Purisimaalso denied the allegation that his client had lied to Aquino about the information provided in its operation of SAF troopers .
source: GMA