North Samar police denies allegations of abuses by Katungod

From the Philippine Information Agency (Oct 13, 2018): North Samar police denies allegations of abuses by Katungod

CAMP CARLOS DELGADO, Catarman, Northern Samar -- The Northern Samar Police Provincial Office (NSPPO) denies the deceptive Press Statement released by the Katungod Sinirangan Bisayas - Karapatan alleging abuses of NSPPO to the three captured members of New People’s Army (NPA) in the municipality of Las Navas, Northern Samar on October 3, 2019.

To correct this malicious and fabricated statement of Karapatan, the NSPPO firmly stands that no single human right violation has been committed from the time the apprehended members of New People’s Army namely, Rey Christian “Chan-Chan” Sabado, Anton P. Mañoso and Edwin O. Picson were placed under the custodial facility on October 3, 2019.

Faithful to the humanitarian laws, right after the turnover of 20th IB, Chan-Chan, Mañoso and Picson were immediately brought by personnel of Las Navas Municipal Police Station to Northern Samar Provincial Hospital for medical examination. The result presented by Dr. Hannah Grace Lucero certifies that the three are essentially normal at the time of the medical examination. This result clearly belies the claim of Karapatan that suspects were tortured and harassed.

To further enlighten the public, their apprehension is a result of the security patrol conducted by the operating troop of the 20th Infantry Battalion as they verified the reported extortion activities of NPA in Barangays Quirino, San Miguel and San Francisco. Recovered from their possession are firearms, explosive and subversive documents that contain information linking NPA with their front organizations including list of business establishments targeted for their extortion activities.

Recently, Chan-Chan personally appealed to their repressive front organizations to stop the propaganda maliciously circulated for their fraud and dogmatic insistence of alleged torture.

Now, Chan-Chan together with his two companions are under the care of NSPPO while appropriate charges were already filed against them.

“I assure the public that the rights of apprehended persons are being respected. Moreover, the public is enjoined to be watchful and vigilant against this kind of deceiving and treacherous propaganda to discredit government’s stand for continuous peace and development in Eastern Visayas and throughout the country as well,” PCol Reynaldo B. Dela Cruz, NSPPO provincial director said.

For any inquiry, please contact NSPPO through the following numbers and social media accounts: Provincial Police Community Relations Branch hotline number: 09065993368 or email nsppopcrb@gmail.com; Facebook Page - Northern Samar Police Provincial Office; Facebook Account - Northernsamar Pulis; Webpage - nsppo.pro8.pnp.gov.ph for more details. (PNP-NSPPO)

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