According to reports, more than 800 policemen are going to be ousted for being “scalawags.” Allegedly, these men are involved with various illegal activities. Drugs, robbery, and even extortion.
According to Senior Supt. Chiquito Malayo of the Philippine National Police-Counter-Intelligence Task Force (CITF), the complaint were taken from their hotline number.
The task force was created after the PNP-Anti-Illegal Drugs Group disgraceful involvement in the kidnap-slay of Jee Ick-Joo, a businessman from South Korea that the group tried to extort.
“We are really thankful especially to the media because you have been repeatedly airing our hotline numbers. Through this, we were able to receive 5,000 text messages so far,” said the superintendent.
Of course, the 800 will be given due process and will be subject for a follow-up and/or validation.
Malayo also said that most of the “scalawags” are coming from Metro Manila and are related to extortions.
He added that the task force use entrapment operations to validate the claims.
The task force is thankful for the citizens who are helping them out and is looking forward to their continued support.
“I hope that the citizens will continue helping us by sending us reports. We really need reports coming from the public for successful operation”, said the commander.
There were already policemen who were taken out of commission, two of them were even police colonels who were linked to protecting an illegal gambling scheme in Central Visayas.
Back in February, a group of “scallawag” cops was deployed to Basilan. The president also threatened some of them that he will make them eat the water lily infestation behind Malacanang.
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