IBINASURA ng Office of the Ombudsman ang kasong katiwaliang isinampa laban kay dating Philippine National Police (PNP) director-general Oscar Albayalde kaugnay ng kontrobersyal na “ninja cops” at “drug recycling.”

Sa kalatas na ipinalabas ng Office of the Ombudsman, naging basehan ng pagbabasura ng kasong graft laban kay Albayalde ang umano’y kakulangan ng mga ebidensiyang magdidiin sa retiradong heneral.

“It is thus, insufficient to establish proof of any unlawful act or omission,” ayon pa sa dokumentong nilagdaan ni Ombudsman Samuel Martires base sa rekomendasyon nina Lucielo Ramirez at Bonifacio mandrilla na kapwa miyembro ng Special Panel of Investigators.

Giit pa ng Ombudsman, nilabag ng Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) ang karapatan ni Albayalde, bukod pa sa “procedural lapses” sa pagsasampa ng kaso.
“Wherefore, the DOJ (Department of Justice) recommendation to indict Police General Oscar Albayalde is hereby set aside. The charges against him are hereby dismissed for insufficient evidence,” saad pa ng kalatas ni Martires.

Samantala, nagpasalamat naman si Albayalde sa naging patas na imbestigasyon ng Ombudsman. Narito ang kanyang pahayag:

“On behalf of my family, I would like to extend my gratitude to all the people who have supported us through these trying times.

It has been especially hard on my children who were immensely hurt by these false accusations.

The decision of the Department of Justice and the Office of the Ombudsman is a concrete validation of what I’ve always insisted, that these personal attacks were baseless and without evidence. As I have maintained since the beginning, I have placed my full trust in our justice system, and thankfully the truth has prevailed.” (RENE CRISOSTOMO)