Three policemen, including an official with a rank of lieutenant colonel, are now facing dismissal from the service for their alleged involvement in the disappearance of two people they allegedly arrested in a checkpoint in Cavite last year.
Lawyer Brigido Dulay, inspector general of the Philippine National Police-Internal Affairs Service (PNP-IAS), said they have already sent a recommendation to Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil for the dismissal of the three policemen.
The three policemen, one of them has a rank of Patrolman and the other is a Police Chief Master Sergeant, were charged in connection with the arrest of two people in an authorized checkpoint in Imus.
The three cops denied the allegation but Dulay said there were witnesses and CCTV footage showing that they took custody of the two motorcycle-riding men they arrested on July 13 last year.
The two men were later detained and after an hour, they were seen being escorted out of the police station. They were never seen since then.
"We will not tolerate any abuse of power or egregious misconduct, especially from those sworn to protect and serve the public, whether in uniform or not," said Dulay.
"We hope that our resolution provides a small measure of justice to the families of the disappeared, who continue to suffer from the pain of loss, fear, and the uncertainty of closure," Dulay added
Dulay added that at the time of the incident, the three cops were not supposed to be on duty and therefore, had no authority to conduct a checkpoint.
The two people arrested were accused of possessing marijuana and illegal drugs paraphernalia.
But a verification made by IAS disclosed that these were not declared in the police report.