It is not true that the Board of Inquiry did not try to get the side of President Aquino on the Jan. 25 Mamasapano tragedy that claimed 67 lives including 44 of the country’s elite police commandos, 18 members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, and five civilians, including an eight-year old girl.
Last March 9, BOI head Police Director Benjamin Magalong told Interior Secretary Mar Roxas that they would like to interview the President and the latter promised to relay the request to Aquino.
This took place when Magalong requested Roxas for an extension to submit the report.
Magalong never got a notification from Roxas on Malacañang’s reply to his request. He submitted the BOI report last Friday.
Malacañang is not happy with the report of the BOI that investigated the Jan. 25 Mamasapano tragedy of which found that the Chain of Command in the Philippine National Police was violated and one of the culprits was President Aquino.