PNP: 1,122 police personnel probed for anomalies

A total of 1,122 policemen are being investigated by the Philippine National Police Counter-Intelligence Task Force (PNP-CITF) for alleged irregularities.

CITF commander Senior Superintendent Chuiquito Malayo said on Friday that they have received 1,180 police–related concerns out of the 7,049 reports and complaints from its SMS (short message service) reporting hotline 09986702286 and 09957958569.

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The SMS reports received by CITF included complaints against police personnel such as protector of illegal activities, drug use and trafficking, extortion, illegal gambling, “hulidap”, physical injuries, illegal logging, unexplained wealth, kidnapping, smuggling, gunrunning and other similar anomalies.

The complaints involve 249 officers and 873 non-officers.

Malayo said 641 personnel were identified in SMS reports as involved in the three most prevalent violations — protector of illegal activities, involvement in drug activities, and extortion.

Also subjected to ongoing extensive and thorough validation are SMS reports that identified 385 personnel from NCRPO, 147 from Calabarzon and 14 from Central Luzon.

Police records said that a total of 41 PNP personnel and 15 civilians have been arrested, mostly for extortion, over the last six months since the activation of CITF in January 2017. IDL