THE Department of Justice (DoJ) has dismissed the murder charges filed against 17 officers and personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Rizal and Laguna for their alleged involvement in the "Bloody Sunday" killing of labor leader Emmanuel "Manny" Asuncion in Cavite on March 6, 2021, due to lack of probable cause.

In its 23-page resolution issued on January 16, the DoJ panel of prosecutors said the complainant, Liezel Asuncion, wife of Manny, was not able to establish the identity of the respondents and was not able to see who shot her husband.

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