00:00 The Office of the Ombudsman junks criminal and administrative charges filed by a drug
00:05 war survivor against police officers accused of killing four people in Quezon City during
00:10 the early days of former President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.
00:14 The case was filed by drug war survivor Efren Morillo and the families of his companions
00:19 killed during a 2017 operation.
00:21 The Center for International Law confirms the dismissal of the charges against police
00:25 officers Emil Garcia, Alan Formelieza, James Agarrao, and Melchor Navizaga.
00:31 In 2017, a murder charge was filed against the policemen for the killing of Marcelo Daad
00:36 Jr., Rafi Gabo, Anthony Comendo, and Jesse Cule.
00:40 A frustrated murder charge was also filed by Morillo who survived the killing after
00:44 he "laid dead and then escaped."
00:47 Morillo testified how his friends were shot by police in the head or torso at close range
00:52 while they were playing pool in Quezon City.
00:54 (upbeat music)
