The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) filed Tuesday afternoon additional charges of complex crime of direct assaults with frustrated murder and complex crime of direct assaults with attempted murder against Jason Ivler in connection with the Jan. 18 shootout in his Quezon City house which resulted in the wounding of the murder suspect and two bureau officers.

NBI Director Nestor M. Mantaring said Ivler’s mother, Marlene Aguilar, was also slapped with the same charges as accomplice.

“Additional charges were filed against Jason Ivler as principal while his mother Marlene Aguilar is facing same charges as accomplice.

The charges were filed at the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office this afternoon (Tuesday),” said Mantaring.

The direct assaults with frustrated murder charge was for the wound inflicted by Ivler on Special Investigator Anna Lira Labao, of the Intelligence Services, while the direct assaults with attempted murder charge was for the wound he inflicted on Angelito Magno, chief of the Special Action Unit (SAU), the NBI director said.

This developed as Asian Development Bank (ADB) British consultant and diplomat Stephen Pollard, stepfather of Ivler, was invited to appear at the NBI on Thursday to shed light into the incident.

“He is not yet off the hook. He was invited to appear at the NBI Special Action Unit (SAU) on Thursday,” said Mantaring.

The NBI director said the illegal possession of firearms charge was absorbed in the indirect assaults.

Meanwhile, Mantaring said there would be no VIP treatment for Ivler who would be detained at the NBI jail after his discharge from the hospital.

“For the meantime, his health condition is being considered. Once he recovers from the operation, he will be detained here,” he said.

As to the possibility of his detention at the Quezon City jail, Mantaring said it will be up to the QC Regional Trial Court (RTC) to decide on the matter. “We will abide with the court order,” he said.