CEBU CITY – A 29-year-old policeman is facing administrative and criminal charges after he allegedly assaulted his fellow police officer after a drinking session in Barangay Sambag 1 here on Wednesday night, April 24.
If proven guilty, Police Patrolman Louie Sequito, a native of Iloilo City, may be dismissed from service.
POLICE Patrolman Louie Sequito, a native of Iloilo City, is facing charges after he allegedly attacked his fellow policeman in Barangay Sambag 1, Cebu City on Wednesday night, April 24. (Contributed photo)
The complainant was identified as Police Patrolman Zusime Brix Canete Peñaflor, 25, a native of Bacolod City. The two were classmates during their police training.
According to Police Major Mark Don Alfred Leanza, chief of the Abellana Police Station, Peñaflor went out of his boarding house past 10 p.m. to withdraw money from an Automated Teller Machine.
Peñaflor saw Sequito and their two other friends drinking by the road. Peñaflor approached his friends and was invited to join in the drinking session.
Peñaflor had just taken two shots of beer when asked permission that would go ahead as he needed to withdraw cash.
As he was walking on a road, Peñaflor noticed that the suspect followed him and suddenly punched him in the head. Peñaflor also accused Sequito of pointing a gun at him.
Sequito alleged that the suspect threatened him by saying: “Papelan mo ko para malaman mo (File a case and will you find out).”
When the two policemen parted ways, Peñaflor reported the incident to the Abellana Police Station.
The Abellana Police Station, Special Weapons and Tactics team, and City Mobile Force Company responded to the alarm. Sequito was still drinking with his friends when he was arrested.