Arrest warrants out vs cops in Atimonan shooting

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Judge Maria Chona Pulgar Navarro of Gumaca RTC Branch 61 in Quezon province recommends no bail for all the accused

MANILA, Philippines – The regional trial court of Gumaca in Quezon issued on Friday, September 20, arrest warrants against the 13 cops charged with multiple murder counts and 2 others charged with obstruction of justice in the shootout the alleged rubout that killed 13 in January.

No bail is recommended with the warrants signed by Judge Maria Chona Pulgar Navarro of RTC Branch 61.

Warrants of arrest are out against the following for multiple counts of murder:

  • PSupt Hansel Marantan
  • PSupt Ramon Balauag
  • PCInsp Grant Gollod
  • PSInsp John Paolo Carracedo
  • PSInsp Timoteo Orig
  • SPO3 Joselito de Guzman
  • SPO1 Carlo Cataquiz
  • SPO1 Arturo Sarmiento
  • PO3 Eduardo Oronan
  • PO2 Nelson Indal
  • PO2 Al Bhazar Jailani
  • PO1 Wryan Sardea
  • PO1 Rodel Talento

Also the subjects of arrest warrants for obstruction of justice are:

  • PSInsp John Paolo Carracedo
  • Army Lt Col. Rico Tagure

On January 6, a total of 13 suspected members of a robbery gang were killed in what police at the time said was a shootout with 23 members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and 25 members of the military.

In a report submitted to Malacañang on February 7, the NBI said Marantan’s involvement in the illegal numbers game jueteng allegedly pushed him to hatch a plan that led to the killings.

READ: Who stood to benefit from Atimonan killings?

After a 6-month investigation, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) concluded that the policemen and soldiers involved in the operation – led by Supt Hansel Marantan – had planned to kill the suspects.

The NBI said that the supposed encounter in a police checkpoint in Atimonan town – called “Coplan Armado” – was conceived based on intelligence information gathered by Marantan that Vic Siman, the alleged leader of the gang, and his people were members of private armed groups hired by jueteng and drug lords.

The Department of Justice’s 43-page resolution, agreed, stating, “The NBI submitted credible evidence proving that some of the victims were shot at close range, thereby negating the version of the police that there was a legitimate firefight.”

The checkpoint in Atimonan was intended to kill Siman and company, the justice department said.

The department, however, found insufficient evidence against former Calabarzon director Chief Supt James Melad and 11 soldiers and cleared them of criminal liability. – Rappler.com

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