More than 6,200 policemen were charged and convicted for various offenses in the continuing internal cleansing in the Philippine National Police (PNP) under the Marcos administration, the Internal Affairs Service (IAS) said on Wednesday, July 17.
Of the total of 6,256 policemen slapped with administrative charges from July 2022 to date, IAS Inspector General Brigido Dulay said 527 of them were dismissed from the service while 260 of them were demoted.
A total of 1,418 of them were suspended.
“The whole of the administration of President Marcos, we have had a total of 6,256 convictions against PNP personnel ranging from conduct unbecoming of a police officer all the way to grave misconduct,” said Dulay.
From January 1 to date, Dulay said a total of 2,591 were charged, the figure included in the more than 6,500 cops charged since July 2022.
He said 47 of them were dismissed this year, 20 were demoted while 140 were suspended.
The highest ranking officer penalized, according to Dulay, is a Colonel.
He then advised all policemen to follow both the rule of law and police operational procedures in order to spare themselves from trouble.
“We have rules that must be followed, this has long been the policy of the PNP. They just have to follow these rules because it is really hard to be charged with administrative charges,” said Dulay.
“This is part of the reform process. The cleansing process is continuing and ongoing. This serves as a message that the IAS will run after those who would violate the law,” he added.