Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Oscar Albayalde pledged that he would sign the dismissal of his former subordinates, the so-called "ninja cops," if the reinvestigation proved they should be removed.
However, subsequent inquiries revealed that no proven wrongdoing was established in the controversial 2013 Pampanga drug raid.
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During the Senate blue ribbon committee hearing, Senator Panfilo Lacson asked Albayalde if he would affirm the dismissal should the National Police Commission (Napolcom) reinstate it. Albayalde replied without hesitation: "I will sign it, Sir."
Yet findings from the PNP Internal Affairs Service (IAS) and Napolcom emphasized that no solid evidence tied Albayalde to the irregularities. Even the Department of Justice (DOJ) had dismissed the criminal charges against the accused policemen for lack of sufficient basis.
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Oscar Albayalde pledged that he would sign the dismissal of his former subordinates, the so-called "ninja cops," if the reinvestigation proved they should be removed.
Senator Richard Gordon voiced his profound disappointment after the Ombudsman dismissed the graft and drug charges filed against former PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde, linked to the alleged mishandling of confiscated drugs during a 2013 raid in Pampanga..."
The Ombudsman has dismissed the graft and drug charges against former PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde, linked to the alleged mishandling of confiscated drugs during a 2013 raid in Pampanga.
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