Former Tuguegarao police station chief nabbed for slander

MANILA, Philippines — A retired police officer was arrested during a police operation in Tuguegarao last September 8 for slander, according to the Integrity Monitoring Group (IMEG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP).

In a report, the IMEG said that its operatives collared 49-year-old Major Arthur Sto. Tomas, formerly assigned to Regional Mobile Force Battalion 2 as Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Canine Group team leader, in a manhunt operation along Maggay Street, Cataggaman, Nuevo.

Police said the operation stemmed from the warrant of arrest issued by Municipal Trial Court in Cities, Second Capital Judicial Region, Branch 1 Presiding Judge Hon. Racquel C. Reyes-Aglaua against Sto. Tomas for the crime of slander.

The suspect committed the offense when he was the chief of the investigation section of Tuguegarao City Police Station in 2017. A client lodged a complaint against Sto. Tomas in the same year after he uttered unpleasant remarks and words against the former.

IMEG said the suspect is now under the Tuguegarao City Police Station’s custody for documentation.

It added that the operation is part of the police force’s campaign against wanted active and former officers or officials.

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