Maximum tolerance is not an excuse for demonstrators to
deliberately hurt police officers tasked to secure the ongoing Asia-Pacific
Economic Conference (APEC) Leaders' Summit
This was stressed by Philippine National Police (PNP)
spokesperson Chief Supt. Wilben Mayor during the APEC Security Task Force
briefing Thursday.
"Maximum tolerance is (a) high-degree of restraint in
(a) particular situation. (It also allows police officers) to use the proper
response (in a given situation)," he added.
And in layman's terms, it means that police officers must
maximize their patience in dealing with unruly protesters.
In the case of the ongoing APEC meeting, Mayor said PNP head
Director General Ricardo Marquez has directed the police to block protesters
planning to penetrate cordons securing APEC venues, instead of dispersing them
violently.
However, this does not mean that police hurt in the
line-of-duty cannot file charges against their attackers.
Mayor said that the PNP is still determining the number of
police officers hurt during clashes with demonstrators during the duration of
the APEC meeting.
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