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<figure class="op-social"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="383" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1PZUyDf6zq8" width="510"></iframe></figure>MANILA - Former Special Action Force (SAF) chief Getulio Napeñas on Monday insisted that his troops killed Zulkifli bin Hir alias Marwan after a group claimed that it was the terrorist&#x27;s aide who killed the Malaysian bomb expert.The Anti-War Anti-Terrorism (Awat) party-list group earlier said that a group of police assets had already completed the SAF mission last January 25, 2015 when anti-terror commandos barged inside Marwan&#x27;s hut.According to Awat, these assets were recruited by then suspended Philippine National Police chief Alan Purisima and Director Charles Calima Jr., then the head of the police Directorate for Intelligence.Napeñas also allegedly knew of the plan.The dirty job was carried out by Datukan Singgagao, one of the police assets who is also an aide to Marwan, AWAT leader Jose Agduma said.Agduma said Singgagao was later killed when the clash erupted between the approaching policemen and Marwan&#x27;s followers.But Napeñas, an aspiring senator, stood firm that his troops were responsible for the death of the terrorist.He also denied any knowledge of the supposed role of police assets, and challenged the anti-war advocates to back their claims with evidence.&quot;They should just come up with their evidence kung anong sinasabi nila diyan. I-prove nila iyung kini-claim nila at napakasakit iyung ginagawa nila. Biro mo, inaagaw nila iyung accomplishment ng Special Action Force na nagbuwis na nga ng buhay, 44 na iyun,&quot; Napeñas told dzMM.&quot;Tapos here comes somebody na magsasalita na lang bigla. Ang masakit dito, maganda ba iyung implication niyan? Sinisira mo iyung unit na nagtrabaho at sinisira mo rin ang bansa. Ginugulo at nililinlang mo rin ang taumbayan.&quot;Napeñas also questioned the timing of Singgagao&#x27;s supposed attack against Marwan.&quot;Napakagaling naman ng timing na iyan, one in a million sigurong timing iyan. Hindi nga nila alam na papasok ang SAF sa Tukanalipao,&quot; he said.&quot;Kung aide niya iyan, sa tagal na panahon nilang magkasama, bakit hindi pa niya ginalaw before nang magkasama sila ni Marwan? Bakit noong pinasok ng SAF, saka lang niya ginawa? Anong klaseng trabaho iyun? Iyung impormasyong lumabas na ito, basura ito,&quot; he added. Napeñas also said the AWAT&#x27;s exposé was politically motivated, driven by its need for media mileage for the May 9 elections.&quot;Obvious naman ito, party-list ito, anti-war, anti-terrorism... Nang-aagaw ng eksena para lang makuha iyung taumbayan,&quot; he said.The bloody SAF mission in Tukanalipao, Mamasapano last year led to the deaths of 44 SAF troopers, 18 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels, and at least 3 civilians.Outrage from the clash led to doubts on the sincerity of the MILF in the peace deal with government and stalled the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).READ: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/02/17/16/next-president-has-to-pass-bbl-aquino-says">Next President has to pass BBL, Aquino says</a>An Associated Press report, meanwhile, quoted PNP spokesman Chief Superintendent Wilben Mayor as saying that the police &quot;stand firm&quot; on their position that SAF members killed Marwan.Mayor stressed that unless &quot;incontrovertible evidence&quot; is presented showing otherwise, police will not veer away from the findings of police, government and congressional investigations, the report added.President Aquino also earlier said that new evidence, including photos of the operation and Marwan&#x27;s severed finger, prove that no one else but the SAF troopers killed their target.READ: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/09/17/15/pnoy-no-doubt-saf-killed-marwan">No doubt SAF killed Marwan - PNoy</a>

Former Special Action Force (SAF) chief Getulio Napenas on Monday insisted that his troops killed Zulkifli bin Hir alias Marwan after a group claimed that it was the terrorist's aide who killed the Malaysian bomb expert.

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Napenas insists SAF killed Marwan

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Published February 22, 2016 10:55 AM PHT

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Updated February 22, 2016 11:56 AM PHT

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