Newly put in Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Benjamin Acorda Jr. on Friday mentioned he has ordered regional administrators to conduct operations towards rogue cops “at the lower level.”
In a radio interview, Acorda mentioned there are simply “a few” rogue cops within the police power, citing his expertise as a counterintelligence agent.
“I intend to conduct really kung sino po ‘yung mga nasa listahan at ayaw magbagong-buhay, ay talagang ooperate-an na natin,” he mentioned.
“That is what I’m urging. Noong mineet natin ‘yung regional directors, ‘yan ang hiniling ko sa kanila — that the command responsibility, sa bawat paglilinis sa bawat level, is dapat masusunod,” he added.
(I intend to conduct operations towards those that are on the record and don’t need to change their methods. That’s what I urged the regional administrators to do throughout our latest assembly — that command accountability in cleaning each stage of police ranks needs to be adopted.)
For high-ranking law enforcement officials, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos on January 4 requested police generals and full colonels to submit their courtesy resignations as a part of the federal government’s efforts to rid the PNP of officers concerned within the unlawful drug commerce.
Abalos mentioned this was “the only way to make a fresh start” within the PNP.
On April 20, the five-man advisory group accomplished the evaluate on the courtesy resignations of 953 senior law enforcement officials.
On April 25, PNP spokesperson Police Colonel Jean Fajardo mentioned the advisory group advisable 36 high-ranking police officers for additional analysis by the National Police Commission (Napolcom).
She added that the advisory group cleared the remaining 917 senior police officers, who additionally submitted their courtesy resignations, from any involvement in unlawful medicine.
The last report of the five-member physique was endorsed to Napolcom chairperson Abalos for last evaluate. Then the ultimate report will likely be introduced to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos for approval. —KBK, GMA Integrated News
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