Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Tarlac upon inquest, found probable cause to indict Nuezca for two counts of murder.
loading...
The policeman shot Sonya Rufino Gregorio, 52, and her son, Frank Anthony, residents of Barangay Cabayaoasan on Sunday during a heated confrontation. Mother and son died.
ALSO READ: Mag-ina patay sa pamamaril ng pulis sa Paniqui, Tarlac
Loading...
Nuezca, who has a history of criminal and administrative cases, surrendered to police after the incident.
Based on his records, Nuezca was first suspended for 10 days in February 2010 for undisclosed reasons.
In 2013, he faced an administrative case for grave misconduct, but was unpunished after the case was "dropped and closed."
He was again suspended for 31 days in December 2015 after "refusing to [undergo a] drug test and leaving the testing area without permission/clearance" from National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) inspectors, according to the document.
In 2016, he was charged for "serious neglect of duty" for failing to "attend [a] court hearing as prosecution witness of a drug case," it read.
"A case of grave misconduct carries a punishment of dismissal," said Sen. Panfilo Lacson, who served as chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) before he was elected to the Senate.
"'Yung refusal niya to undergo drug test and leaving the premises without permission should have prodded the PNP or NAPOLCOM to watch or monitor his activities as he might be a drug user at least," he told.
(His refusal to undergo drug test and leaving the premises without permission should have prodded the PNP or NAPOLCOM to watch or monitor his activities as he might be a drug user at least.)
Philippine National Police chief Gen. Debold Sinas earlier condemned the incident and called it an "isolated case."
"The PNP considers this as an isolated involvement of the person of PSSg (Nuezca). In no way will such incident affect the sworn duty of the 221,000 police personnel to serve and protect our people," he said in a statement.
"Again, let me express my sincere condolences to the family of the victims, and I am extending to them any form of assistance within my power as chief PNP to appease their emotions in this unexpected time of grief."
Several senators earlier condemned the killing and underscored that "impunity" in the system may have been encouraging police to be "trigger-happy."
Guevarra earlier said the Department of Justice will ensure justice is served.
Maki-balita sa Philippines Today sa Facebook, Twitter, Instagram at YouTube!
philippine news today philippine news gma philippine daily inquirer breaking news today philippine news headlines latest news philippines philippine news headlines today abs cbn news today philippine star abs-cbn news today abs cbn news live abs cbn news tv patrol abs cbn entertainment philippine news today manila news philippine news gma abscbn news twitter gma news weather balita ngayon sa gma news tagalog gma news and public affairs 24 oras news gma news entertainment gma news tv shows gma news walang pasok gma news tagalog version philippine news today philippine news headlines philippine news gma philippine news headlines today philippine news tagalog latest news philippines philippine daily inquirer breaking news today philippine newspapers
0 Mga Komento