{"id":100229,"date":"2017-04-28T21:27:46","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T01:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=100229"},"modified":"2017-04-28T21:27:46","modified_gmt":"2017-04-29T01:27:46","slug":"pnp-urged-to-hold-cops-involved-in-hidden-cell-issue-accountable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/04\/28\/pnp-urged-to-hold-cops-involved-in-hidden-cell-issue-accountable\/","title":{"rendered":"PNP urged to hold cops involved in &#8216;hidden cell&#8217; issue accountable"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_100230\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100230\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/17990704_983873515083021_7716625190830869095_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100230\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/17990704_983873515083021_7716625190830869095_n.jpg\" alt=\"Sen. Paolo Benigno Aquino IV on Friday urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to be more serious in making erring policemen, particularly cops involved in the reported \u201chidden cell\u201d, accountable. (Photo: Bam Aquino\/Facebook)\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/17990704_983873515083021_7716625190830869095_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/17990704_983873515083021_7716625190830869095_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/17990704_983873515083021_7716625190830869095_n-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-100230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Paolo Benigno Aquino IV on Friday urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to be more serious in making erring policemen, particularly cops involved in the reported \u201chidden cell\u201d, accountable. (Photo:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BenignoBamAquino\/photos\/a.156116944525353.34960.148362681967446\/983873515083021\/?type=3&amp;theater\"> Bam Aquino\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA\u2014Sen. Paolo Benigno Aquino IV on Friday urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to be more serious in making erring policemen, particularly cops involved in the reported \u201chidden cell\u201d, accountable.<\/p>\n<p>Aquino made this call after 12 people were found inside a &#8220;hidden cell&#8221; at the Manila Police District Station 1 in Tondo after members of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) made a surprise inspection.<\/p>\n<p>CHR was reportedly tipped by an informant about a secret cell hidden behind a bookshelf and that police extorted money from them.<\/p>\n<p>The report also said that MPD Station 1 chief Superintendent Robert Domingo denied this noting that the area is only a holding room for persons yet to undergo inquest proceedings because their regular cells were full.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have to be serious about making erring policemen accountable, otherwise these abuses will continue and even flourish,&#8221; Aquino said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hindi katanggap-tanggap ang ganitong pagmamalabis. Kailangan itong maimbestigahan at matigil (This type of abuse is not acceptable. This needs to be investigated and stopped),&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Aquino said that as the government&#8217;s enforcement arm in its campaign against illegal drugs, the PNP should ensure that scalawag policemen are punished accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If the administration&#8217;s priority is the drug war, then we need an upstanding police force. Transferring scalawag policemen to Basilan is not enough,&#8221; Aquino said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nakasalalay ang tiwala ng sambayanang Pilipino sa mga susunod na hakbang ng kapulisan. Kailangang paigtingin ang kampanya laban sa mga iskalawag na pulis at pang-aabuso (The trust of Filipinos lies in our police force. We need to intensify the campaign against scalawag police and abuse),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u2014Sen. 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