NBI task force revamped over ‘abhorrent deed’

MANILA, Philippines — The special task force of the National Bureau of Investigation underwent a “total overhaul” after a member committed “an abhorrent deed” during an operation.

In a statement on Monday, the NBI said it filed criminal charges against the agent over the act it described only as “illegal, unlawful, unethical, gruesome, grotesque and outrightly unacceptable.”

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While the NBI did not specify the charges filed, it stated that the incident occurred during an operation on Sept. 11 involving a Makati clinic that was operating without a license.

The NBI said the task force was grounded after an investigation was launched and Director Jaime Santiago confronted the agent, who later resigned. —Gillian Villanueva