{"id":211026,"date":"2019-04-23T04:43:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T08:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=211026"},"modified":"2019-04-23T04:44:57","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T08:44:57","slug":"ex-cop-acierto-committed-high-treason-duterte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/04\/23\/ex-cop-acierto-committed-high-treason-duterte\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-cop Acierto committed \u2018high treason’: Duterte"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) campaign rally at the Caraga State University in Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte on April 21, 2019. ARMAN BAYLON\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— President Rodrigo Duterte accused former Senior Supt. Eduardo Acierto of committing “high treason” for allegedly selling weapons to the New People’s Army (NPA).<\/p>\n

In a speech in Agusan del Norte on Sunday (April 21), Duterte called the dismissed cop “foolish” for selling AK-47s to communist rebels.<\/p>\n

“Acierto, that foolish government worker, was the one who bought several AK-47 in a gun shop and sold it to the NPA,” Duterte said.<\/p>\n

“That is high treason. You are police(man) but you supplied arms to the enemy,” he added.<\/p>\n

Duterte earlier revealed that Acierto was dismissed from his post for his involvement in the disappearance of more than 1,000 rifles sold to the communist group.<\/p>\n

Previously, Acierto linked former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang to the illegal drug trade.<\/p>\n

The Philippine National Police (PNP), however, said Yang is not included in any watch list or investigation of a person with links to illegal drugs.<\/p>\n

Duterte himself slammed Acierto for making unfounded allegations, stressing that Yang “is a plain businessman and has solid integrity”.<\/p>\n

The President also called Acierto a “corrupt” policeman allegedly involved in kidnapping, including that of a South Korean national killed inside Camp Crame.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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