MANILA, Philippines — A former chief of the Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group (PNP HPG) Special Operations Division (SOD) is facing an administrative case following a complaint lodged by five officers over an alleged P7 million bribe he took from an arrested suspect in exchange for 'special treatment and [fixing] the case.', This news data comes from:http://tdpwcg.052298.com
In a statement on Friday, Napolcom identified the official as Police Col. Rommel Casanova Estolano.
According to Napolcom, the allegations stemmed from a June 13 operation resulting in the arrest of one J.J. Javier and his companion in Parañaque City.
The suspects were reportedly caught with a C4 explosive device, a pistol and live ammunition.
“Instead of upholding the case, however, the officers claimed Estolano engaged in ‘a series of illegal and corrupt acts’ designed to shield Javier from prosecution while punishing those who resisted his directives,” Napolcom said.
Napolcom probes former Highway Patrol chief over P7M bribery case
- Made in China? The remarkable tale of Venice's iconic winged lion
- PH, Japan conduct search and rescue exercises
- Pasig City continues barangay aid for efficiency, ends patronage politics
- New law lets foreigner investors lease land for 99 years
- China's Xi holds talks with North Korea's Kim in Beijing
- South Korea's Lee faces pivotal test at first summit with Trump
- Two dead as strong earthquake jolts Afghanistan
- Peace efforts in limbo as Kyiv mourns 23 dead
- Navotas inks deal for school feeding project
- An AI simulation of a Mount Fuji eruption is being used to prepare Tokyo for the worst
