10 Rizal cops sacked over ‘faked’ drug charge, student extortion

MANILA, Philippines — Ten Angono, Rizal police officers were relieved from their posts and placed under restrictive custody for allegedly arresting a criminology student on a falsified drug charge and demanding P100,000 for his release, the Police Regional Office Calabarzon (PRO 4A) said on Wednesday. “The Police Regional Office Calabarzon will conduct its own parallel internal investigation to determine the accountability of those involved and to ensure that due process is strictly observed,” PRO 4A said in a statement. “As an immediate administrative measure, the subject personnel were administratively relieved, disarmed of their issued firearms, and placed under restrictive custody […]... Keep on reading: 10 Rizal cops sacked over ‘faked’ drug charge, student extortion