Manila, Nov. 18 -- The criminal cases against retired Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Oscar Albayalde and the so-called "ninja cops" will soon be decided by prosecutors from the Department of Justice who will determine whether to lodge the case in court after it was submitted for resolution Monday.

In his 19-page rejoinder-affidavit filed Monday, Albayalde reiterated his claim of innocence in the charges arising from the November 2013 controversial anti-drug raid in Pampanga filed by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG).

"None of the allegations...point to any specific act, which I supposedly committed, that amounts to a crime or any element thereof. Indeed the complainant charges me only of supposed knowledge of--...