Three personnel from the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) site visitors sector now face complaints in relation to the highway rage incident involving a former policeman and a bicycle owner, the QC native authorities stated Sunday.
Bike fanatic and lawyer Raymond Fortun filed fees in opposition to Police Staff Sergeant (PSSG) Darwin Peralta, PSSG Joel Aviso, and Police Executive Master Sergeant Armando Carr, who have been all from the QCPD Traffic Sector 4 in Kamuning.
Complaints of oppression, irregularities within the efficiency of duties, and incompetence beneath Rule 21 of the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) Memorandum Circular 2016-002 have been filed with the Quezon City People’s Law Enforcement Board (PLEB).
This was in connection to the August 8 altercation between former policeman Wilfredo Gonzales and an unnamed bicycle owner.
In the viral video, Gonzales was seen pulling out a gun throughout an altercation with the bicycle owner.
The QC authorities stated that each events have been initially dropped at the QCPD Kamuning Police Station 11 because it was thought-about a mere site visitors incident by the primary responders of the QCPD Galas Police Station.
However, no fees have been filed in Kamuning, and the events have been as an alternative referred to the Galas Police Station later that day.
“Despite the clear and imbalanced status of the parties, the same police officers failed to protect the rights of the cyclist when they failed to provide a legal counsel for him so that the latter would be duly appraised of his rights,” Fortun stated in a press release.
“Further, they failed to secure the CCTV footages in the area in order to ferret out the real facts in the conflicting statements made by the parties. Finally, and for reasons known only to them, and despite there being sufficient basis to do so, the same police officers failed to file the appropriate charges,” he added.
GMA News Online sought remark from QCPD Director Police Brigadier General Red Maranan, however he has but to reply as of this posting.
Former QCPD chief Police Brigadier General Nicolas Torre III resigned from his publish final week to present solution to the investigation into the incident.
QC Mayor Joy Belmonte additionally welcomed the submitting of the case, stressing the necessity to get up for what is true and to make these in energy accountable.
“This move of Atty. Fortun in filing a case with our PLEB is a vote of confidence that here in Quezon City, we will get things done. The proper process in the proper forum, which is the PLEB, will now take its course,” she stated.
“This incident also highlights the need to institutionalize the presence of PLEB in other cities and municipalities to hear and decide the complaints filed against erring policemen. I am confident that the case filed in the PLEB will be handled without fear or favor,” the Mayor added.
The PLEB is the examine and stability mechanism created by Republic Act 6975. The Board can summarily dismiss, demote, droop and reprimand abusive policemen.
Separation pay
Meanwhile, Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday stated that Gonzales had not but returned his separation pay regardless of being ordered to take action by the Philippine National Police (PNP).
“Pinasasauli sa kanya ang natatanggap na separation pay. Pinasasauli po iyan ng PNP. Hanggang ngayon ay di pa nasasauli iyan ah. Kasi po noong na-order siyang na-dismiss, natanggap na po niya. Naka-retire na. Ngayong na-dismiss, pinasasauli, pero di pa niya nasasauli,” the lawmaker stated in a radio interview.
(The PNP is asking Gozales to return the separation he obtained. The PNP needs it returned. Until now, it has not been returned. When he was ordered to be dismissed, he already obtained it. He was retired. Now that he was dismissed, he’s being requested to return it. But he hasn’t complied but.)
Tolentino stated Gonzales’ failure to return his separation pay was a “deliberate move not to follow the PNP.” — DVM, GMA Integrated News
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