People find PNP official’s tales hard to believe
By Ramon TulfoThe more Supt. Hansel Marantan opens his mouth, the more he gets buried deeper in a quicksand of public opinion.
The more Supt. Hansel Marantan opens his mouth, the more he gets buried deeper in a quicksand of public opinion.
Beleaguered Police Supt. Hansel Marantan, the ground commander of the operation in Atimonan, Quezon, that killed 13 alleged members of a gun-for-hire group last month, has accused Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Alan Purisima of prejudging the administrative case filed against him, and has asked the National Police Commission (Napolcom) to take over the investigation.
The ground commander of the controversial Atimonan, Quezon, shooting underwent a minor surgery to close the wound on his left arm on Wednesday, an official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.
Irked by the leakage of the Atimonan incident report, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said she will order an investigation to identify “defiant agents” who disregarded their order not to prematurely disclose information.
Policemen who might be indicted for murder in connection with the Atimonan, Quezon, shooting that left 13 persons dead, should face the consequences of their actions, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Wednesday.
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday failed to submit to Justice Secretary Leila De Lima the much-awaited report on the Jan. 6 shooting in Atimonan, Quezon, that left 13 members of an alleged criminal group dead.
Murder. The National Bureau of Investigation is recommending the filing of murder charges against policemen and soldiers at the checkpoint in Atimonan, Quezon, where 13 people were killed on Jan. 6, the Inquirer learned Tuesday.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima will hand to President Aquino on Wednesday, the much-awaited report of the National Bureau of Investigation on the Jan. 6 shooting in Atimonan, Quezon, that left 13 members of an alleged criminal group dead.
The national police commander immediately knew what he had in his hands when he saw the Calabarzon police report on the killing of 13 alleged criminals at a police checkpoint in Atimonan, Quezon province, on Jan. 6: A cover-up.
Army soldiers of the 1st Special Forces Battalion who were involved in the bloody Atimonan incident that left 13 people dead have been offered to become state witnesses, government and military sources said.
Sacked Chief Supt. James Melad has admitted he approved the police blockade in Atimonan, Quezon province, where officers under his command and Army soldiers killed 13 alleged criminals on Jan. 6.
Twenty policemen involved in the Atimonan incident are now under the custody of the police in Camp Crame while 15 soldiers of the Army’s Special Forces who were part of an augmentation team are now restricted to quarters at the Army Headquarters in Fort Bonifacio.
The police official who was killed with alleged illegal gambling lord Victor “Vic” Siman in Atimonan, Quezon, on Jan. 6 was under prosecution for murder, according to the records of the National Bureau of Investigation.
