23 Batangas cops face dismissal

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Investigators file administrative charges against the cops for the killing of an aide of Vic Siman who was shot dead in the infamous Atimonan incident

MANILA, Philippines – Police investigators filed administrative charges before the Philippine National Police (PNP) against 23 members of the Batangas police over the killing of Fenando “Pandoy” Morales on January 14.

Morales, an alleged aide of suspected gambling lord Vic Siman who was shot dead in the infamous Atimonan incident, was killed as he was being arrested by police in his residence in San Juan, Batangas past midnight on January 14.

The arresting unit then claimed that Morales fired first at them.

But the Internal Affairs Service (IAS) of the PNP slapped administrative charges of “serious irregularities while in the performance of duties” against them after it found that “they did not properly perform some acts in serving the warrant of arrest” against Morales.

The IAS said the policemen used “excessive force” in arresting Morales and that he was “subjected to a great restraint than what is necessary.”

Michael Bayotas of the prosecution division of IAS said that they found that members of the arresting team were able to restrain Morales but failed to properly inform him of his rights under the Miranda Doctrine. Police also failed to bring Morales to the nearest police station for documentation.

“The…respondents…have taken advantage of their official position as police officers,” Bayotas said in the charge sheet.

Two other ranking police officials, Batangas police provincial director Rosauro Acio and Chief Supt Abner Dimabuyu, were also charged for failing to supervise their men in the operation. The two officials also failed to “take corrective action by way of warning, advise, admonition, suggestion or disciplinary action to subordinates,” the IAS said.

The 23 police officers charged are:

1. Superintendent Raul Tacaca
2. Chief Inspector Cristito Acohon
3. Chief Inspector Rodolfo Ama
4. Inspector Kent Jerek Capadosa
5. SPO4 Arturo Patulot
6. SPO2 Edgardo Ilagan
7. SPO1 Edilberto Eje
8. SPO1 Erwin Cetron
9. SPO1 Rodrigo Arguelles
10. SPO1 Gener Pineda
11. PO3 Danilo Piol
12. PO3 Allan Natanauan
13. PO3 Luis Alexander Capacia
14. PO3 Jonathan Cansanay
15. PO3 Mark Christopher Aala
16. PO3 Florencio Austria
17. PO3 Christian Caguimbal
18. PO3 Ruel Dimaano
19. PO3 Marlon Aguado
20. PO2 Reynold Ramirez
21. PO2 Bernie Alday
22. PO2 Herbert Rellora
23. PO1 Michael de Castro

The 23 police officers were earlier placed under restrictive custody. – Rappler.com

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