Multiple raps filed versus ‘NPA official’

From the  (Jun 12, 2020): Multiple raps filed versus ‘NPA official’

The arrested organizer of the National Federation of Sugar Workers, claimed by the police and military to be a ranking leader of the New People’s Army in northern Negros, is now facing charges for illegal possession of explosives, after the recovery of a fragmentation grenade during his arrest on Tuesday at a checkpoint in Brgy. Caduha-an, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental.

Police chief Lt. Col. Robert Mansueto said yesterday that charges for illegal possession of explosives, resistance and disobedience to a person in authority, and violation of Provincial Executive Ordinance Order No. 20-22 were filed against NFSW organizer Gaspar Davao before the Cadiz City Prosecutor’s Office Wednesday.

Davao was tagged by the military and police as secretary of the Northern Negros Front White Area and Section Committee Tabacco, who also serves as finance officer.

Aside from the fragmentation grenade, his arrest yielded subversive documents, records of financial transactions, P14,000 in cash, newsletters of the Roselyn Jean Pelle Command and eight cellular phones, the Cadiz City police said.

With the arrest of the alleged NPA top leader, Brig. Gen. Rene Pamuspusan, regional police director of Western Visayas, said they expect the identification of other NPA members and further aid them in the neutralization of terrorist groups or persons in Western Visayas.

Pamuspusan added that PNP chief Archie Francisco Gamboa commended the Cadiz City police and 79th Infantry Battalion for a job well done.

The NPA Apolinario Gatmaitan Command issued a statement denying that Davao is a member of the NPA, while NFSW insisted that he is among their organizers.

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