{"id":255061,"date":"2020-05-16T05:45:26","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T09:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=255061"},"modified":"2020-05-16T05:45:26","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T09:45:26","slug":"cops-violations-amid-covid-19-crisis-wont-be-tolerated-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/05\/16\/cops-violations-amid-covid-19-crisis-wont-be-tolerated-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Cops\u2019 violations amid Covid-19 crisis won\u2019t be tolerated: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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During the Laging Handa program aired on state-run PTV-4, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Palace would ask Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Archie Gamboa to investigate the reported mauling incident. (File photo: Presidential Photo via PNA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Saturday assured the public that it will not turn a blind eye on the supposed violations perpetrated by police officers amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic in the country.<\/p>\n

The assurance was made after cops purportedly mauled a quarantine violator in Cavite on May 12.<\/p>\n

During the Laging Handa program aired on state-run PTV-4, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Palace would ask Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Archie Gamboa to investigate the reported mauling incident.<\/p>\n

\u201cPaimbestigahan po natin iyan. Tatawagan natin mismo si<\/em>\u00a0PNP chief Gamboa\u00a0at titignan po natin kung ano ang nangyari diyan<\/em>\u00a0(We will have that investigated. We will call PNP chief Gamboa and ask him to look into it),\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

Roque was reacting to the CNN Philippines\u2019 report that a 33-year-old factory worker was supposedly beaten black and blue by police officers in General Trias, Cavite on May 12.<\/p>\n

Ronald Ocampo, who was arrested for violating quarantine protocols, allegedly sustained bruises and wounds all over his body and a fracture on his skull, the victim\u2019s brother, Rolando, told CNN Philippines.<\/p>\n

Roque said involved police officers would be held liable, in case evidence proves that they commit misconduct.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlam niyo naman po, sa ating gobyerno<\/em>, no one is above the law.\u00a0Kung talagang may lumabag sa batas, meron naman pong imbestigasyon, paglilitis, at pagpaparusa<\/em>\u00a0(You know, in our government, no one is above the law. If someone violates the law, he will be investigated and punished),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Roque ensured that the government would not condone any violations committed by authorities.<\/p>\n

He said the justice system in the country is still working.<\/p>\n

He made the remarks when pressed further if the recent arrest of Reynaldo Orcullo, a salesman in Nisipit, Agusan del Norte prohibits the public from airing grievances against the government amid the Covid-19 crisis.<\/p>\n

Orcullo was arrest for allegedly cursing President Rodrigo Duterte in a social media post.<\/p>\n

Roque said the fate of lawbreakers would be up to authorities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe leave it to authorities.\u00a0Pero kapag meron pong maling ginawa ang mga awtoridad, eh kino-<\/em>correct\u00a0naman po ng ibang ahensya ng gobyerno gaya ng piskalya<\/em>\u00a0(But if authorities commit a violation, other government agencies like courts correct them),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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