POLICE Chief Oscar Albayalde on Monday ordered the strengthening of the functions of the Counter-Intelligence units of the police force so they can run after abusive and law-breaking policemen”•including the cops who bashed him on Facebook.
He wanted the policemen involved identified and investigated.
“See the attitude of some of our policemen who can say those things to their commander. It’s not right. We have a grievance committee,” Albayalde said.
He also said they would be looking into the case of an alleged Chinese drug lord who was able to post bail despite the large amount of shabu seized from him.
The suspect, identified as Li Hong Peng, was arrested in January 2012 after 20 kilos of shabu was seized from him, but he was still able to post bail.
“I have ordered a review of the cases filed. How come they were dismissed? This is not good for our war on drugs,” Albayalde said.
Meanwhile, Albayalde has left to the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for the Military and Other Law Enforcement Offices the investigation of the alleged withholding of almost P59 million in subsistence allowance meant for the Special Action Force.
“The case is now with the Ombudsman, but what we can probably do is if they will ask something from us, we will give our full support,” Albayalde said.
He told the Directorate for Information and Communications Technology Management that he wanted the policemen who bashed him on his Facebook account to be identified.
The Facebook account Albayalde was referring to is the page Buhay Lespu or Police Life, which tackles the daily struggles of policemen.
“When you are in the uniformed service, remember that there are rules and regulations. There are restrictions. You have to understand that you cannot just do what you want,” Albayalde said.
“Now if they want to say anything without following the rules and regulations and policies of the organization, they can always get out and leave the organization.” Francisco Tuyay