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Philippine police say 400 officers dismissed under Duterte government
Reuters Staff
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FILE PHOTO: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a statement during the 19th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Republic of Korea Summit on the sidelines of the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related summits at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Manila on November 13, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS
Most dismissals were for robbery, extortion, or absences, while serious crimes, such as kidnapping and protecting drug dealers, figured in some others, Chief Superintendent John Bulalacao said in a statement. He called the campaign an“uncompromising stand against breach of discipline.”
None of the officers were dismissed for their conduct in police operations that were part of Duterte’s fierce war on drugs, during which officers have killed more than 4,000 people.
Activists say police are systematically executing drug suspects, but police reject that and say killings were in self-defense, citing their more than 120,000 drug-related arrests as proof of their intent to preserve life.
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The dismissals cover the 19 months Duterte has been in office. About 60 arrests of police were for bribery offences committed during 24 entrapment operations by the counter-intelligence task force.
About 1,700 officers were disciplined, with measures ranging from reprimands, demotions and suspensions, to dismissals. Those involved in criminal activities face cases in the courts.
In the past 11 months, police had received more than 10,000 complaints through tip-offs sent by text messages and telephone calls, Bulalacao said.
About 15 percent of the complaints were investigated and validated, resulting in arrests of police officers, most of them in the capital, Manila, and surrounding areas.
Bulalacao said 167 officers were found to have been using drugs or were involved in drug-related crimes.
Duterte has limited tolerance for errant police and has called the force“rotten”.
But he has steadfastly backed those fighting his war on drugs and even vowed to protect them from prosecution. But he insists he has never given an order to kill, other than in self-defense.
On Thursday, he ordered police and soldiers not to cooperate in any investigation into his drugs war.
That directive comes amid international calls for a United Nations investigation, and a decision by an International Criminal Court prosecutor to open a preliminary examination into a complaint accusing Duterte and top officials of crimes against humanity.
Reporting by Manuel Mogato; Editing by Martin Petty and Clarence Fernandez
Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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398 cops dismissed as part of PNP internal cleansing
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
By
Third Anne Peralta-Malonzo
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PAMPANGA. In this file photo, a random drug test is conducted among Pampanga Police officials and personnel. (SunStar File Photo)
NEARLY 400 police personnel have been dismissed from the service over the past 26 months in a bid to cleanse the Philippine National Police (PNP) of scalawags, a police official said Wednesday.
Based on the records of the PNP Directorate for Personnel and Records Management (DPRM), the 398 dismissed cops were among the 1,614 PNP personnel who were meted disciplinary penalties for involvement in administrative cases from 2016-2018 under the PNP Comprehensive Internal Disciplinary Mechanism.
Of the 398, 151 were found positive for drug use while 16 were involved in drug-related activities.
Ninety-one were dismissed for Absence Without Official Leave (AWOL), 10 for kidnapping, 22 for murder, three for rape, six for homicide, 2 for parricide and three for illegal arrest/detention.
Twenty-three more were dismissed for involvement in robbery/extortion, one for graft/malversation and 70 others for grave misconduct that stemmed from immorality, dishonesty and estafa.
“As the father of the organization, my heart bleeds when I sign dismissal orders for delinquent policemen. It’s a tough decision, but it had to be done for the sake of the organization,” said PNP chief Ronald dela Rosa.
Aside from those dismissed, 1,216 other personnel were meted disciplinary penalties from January 2016 until January 2018 ranging from Demotion, Suspension, Reprimand, Restriction, and Salary Forfeiture.
The DPRM also said in 2016, there were 14,515 administrative cases investigated, wherein, 8,422 cases were resolved while there are 6,093 administrative cases which are still pending resolution.
Meantime, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) director Oscar Albayalde said in the NCRPO alone, 270 police personnel were dismissed while over 800 were suspended over various offenses in which majority were due to their involvement in extortion and illegal drugs.
Earlier, President Rodrigo Duterte described PNP personnel as “corrupt to the core” in which their involvement in illegal activities urged him to order the PNP from joining the war on drugs twice, on January 2017 following the death of Korean businessman Jee Ick-joo and on October due to the killing of teenagers Kian Delos Santos and Karl Angelo Arnaiz in Caloocan City.
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Philippine police say 400 officers dismissed under Duterte government
Reuters Staff
3 Min Read
FILE PHOTO: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a statement during the 19th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Republic of Korea Summit on the sidelines of the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related summits at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Manila on November 13, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS
Most dismissals were for robbery, extortion, or absences, while serious crimes, such as kidnapping and protecting drug dealers, figured in some others, Chief Superintendent John Bulalacao said in a statement. He called the campaign an“uncompromising stand against breach of discipline.”
None of the officers were dismissed for their conduct in police operations that were part of Duterte’s fierce war on drugs, during which officers have killed more than 4,000 people.
Activists say police are systematically executing drug suspects, but police reject that and say killings were in self-defense, citing their more than 120,000 drug-related arrests as proof of their intent to preserve life.
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The dismissals cover the 19 months Duterte has been in office. About 60 arrests of police were for bribery offences committed during 24 entrapment operations by the counter-intelligence task force.
About 1,700 officers were disciplined, with measures ranging from reprimands, demotions and suspensions, to dismissals. Those involved in criminal activities face cases in the courts.
In the past 11 months, police had received more than 10,000 complaints through tip-offs sent by text messages and telephone calls, Bulalacao said.
About 15 percent of the complaints were investigated and validated, resulting in arrests of police officers, most of them in the capital, Manila, and surrounding areas.
Bulalacao said 167 officers were found to have been using drugs or were involved in drug-related crimes.
Duterte has limited tolerance for errant police and has called the force“rotten”.
But he has steadfastly backed those fighting his war on drugs and even vowed to protect them from prosecution. But he insists he has never given an order to kill, other than in self-defense.
On Thursday, he ordered police and soldiers not to cooperate in any investigation into his drugs war.
That directive comes amid international calls for a United Nations investigation, and a decision by an International Criminal Court prosecutor to open a preliminary examination into a complaint accusing Duterte and top officials of crimes against humanity.
Reporting by Manuel Mogato; Editing by Martin Petty and Clarence Fernandez
Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...missed-under-duterte-government-idUSKCN1GE17H
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/lo...-dismissed-part-pnp-internal-cleansing-591228
398 cops dismissed as part of PNP internal cleansing
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
By
Third Anne Peralta-Malonzo
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PAMPANGA. In this file photo, a random drug test is conducted among Pampanga Police officials and personnel. (SunStar File Photo)
NEARLY 400 police personnel have been dismissed from the service over the past 26 months in a bid to cleanse the Philippine National Police (PNP) of scalawags, a police official said Wednesday.
Based on the records of the PNP Directorate for Personnel and Records Management (DPRM), the 398 dismissed cops were among the 1,614 PNP personnel who were meted disciplinary penalties for involvement in administrative cases from 2016-2018 under the PNP Comprehensive Internal Disciplinary Mechanism.
Of the 398, 151 were found positive for drug use while 16 were involved in drug-related activities.
Ninety-one were dismissed for Absence Without Official Leave (AWOL), 10 for kidnapping, 22 for murder, three for rape, six for homicide, 2 for parricide and three for illegal arrest/detention.
Twenty-three more were dismissed for involvement in robbery/extortion, one for graft/malversation and 70 others for grave misconduct that stemmed from immorality, dishonesty and estafa.
“As the father of the organization, my heart bleeds when I sign dismissal orders for delinquent policemen. It’s a tough decision, but it had to be done for the sake of the organization,” said PNP chief Ronald dela Rosa.
Aside from those dismissed, 1,216 other personnel were meted disciplinary penalties from January 2016 until January 2018 ranging from Demotion, Suspension, Reprimand, Restriction, and Salary Forfeiture.
The DPRM also said in 2016, there were 14,515 administrative cases investigated, wherein, 8,422 cases were resolved while there are 6,093 administrative cases which are still pending resolution.
Meantime, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) director Oscar Albayalde said in the NCRPO alone, 270 police personnel were dismissed while over 800 were suspended over various offenses in which majority were due to their involvement in extortion and illegal drugs.
Earlier, President Rodrigo Duterte described PNP personnel as “corrupt to the core” in which their involvement in illegal activities urged him to order the PNP from joining the war on drugs twice, on January 2017 following the death of Korean businessman Jee Ick-joo and on October due to the killing of teenagers Kian Delos Santos and Karl Angelo Arnaiz in Caloocan City.
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