Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), vowed on Tuesday, May 9, to pursue a case build-up against around 3,000 policemen with derogatory records.
Acorda said the erring cops have already been subjected to counter-intelligence when he was still the head of the PNP’s Directorate for Intelligence during the time of retired PNP chief Rodolfo Azurin, Jr.
“We have been monitoring these personalities, these scalawags and my instruction is for our intelligence operatives to make that they would not be able to commit illegal activities againm” said Acorda.
“We will be conducting continuous monitoring, we will pursue the case build-up against them,” he added.
Acorda said the wrongdoings they monitored to have been committed by the erring cops range from extortion to illegal drugs involvement,
He then urged the public to immediately report any policeman involved in illegal activities as he vowed that he would ensure that they would all be punished.
“Let us be brave enough and help us cleanse our ranks,” said Acorda.
The PNP is currently conducting internal cleansing that is marked with the identification of two police generals and two police colonels as involved in illegal drug trade.