Police chief's bashers reassigned to Armm

MANILA - Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Oscar Albayalde ordered on Wednesday, May 9, the re-assignment of his bashers to Mindanao.

Albayalde said the nine police personnel who reported to him on Tuesday, May 8, in Camp Crame as well as the two others who refused to appear despite being summoned by the Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management (DIDM) will be assigned in several areas in the Autonomous Region in the Muslim Mindanao (Armm).

“They have been reassigned to Sulu because Sulu lacks personnel for the maintenance of peace and security in that area,” he said.

“Their re-assignment however is not punitive and is never a form of punishment. They will be appropriately charged for conduct unbecoming of a police officer,” he added.

Earlier, Albayalde ordered the PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) to identify the police officers who were badmouthing him through the Facebook page “Buhay Lespu” following the inspection he made in several police stations in Metro Manila during his stint as the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) director.

During that inspection, Albayalde relieved the police officers and commanders who were caught sleeping or having a drinking session while on duty.

Albayalde said the ACG identified at least 30 police officers who bashed him. These officers were ordered to report to the DIDM office in Camp Crame.

He said these police personnel would be charged for conduct unbecoming of a police officer, which may lead to their dismissal from the police service.

Earlier, President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the re-assignment of over 200 police officers to Mindanao due to their alleged involvement in illegal activities such as extortion and other minor violations.