The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said Friday, April 25, that it would investigate possible violations committed by personnel of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) during an operation in Pasig City involving a Chinese national.
In a statement, the NCRPO clarified that the reported abduction of a Chinese national along Amethyst St., San Antonio, Pasig City at 7:10 p.m. on April 24 was in fact a joint operation by the BI and ISAFP where its officers implemented a mission order against their target, an unnamed Chinese national, for alleged violation of Immigration law.
“However, in the initial investigation conducted together with the said partner-agencies, there were glaring operational lapses noted in the supposed operation,” the NCRPO said.
First, the NCRPO said it appears the coordination made by the BI and ISAFP with the territorial police or the Pasig City Police “was not in accordance with the standard and prescribed procedures.”
“Further, information also suggests that there was excessive use of force employed by the operatives during the operation when some of them indiscriminately and unjustifiably fired their guns in the process,” the regional police office noted.
“Also, there is evidence on the severity and impropriety on some of the actions made by operatives during the supposed operation,” it added.
The initial findings will be subjected to a thorough validation process in a comprehensive investigation to be conducted by the Eastern Police District (EPD) in coordination with the BI and ISAFP.
A separate probe will also be launched to determine if there is negligence on the part of the concerned PNP territorial units.
“Let this be very clear: NCRPO will not sit idly on this incident. The law applies to all and no one is above it. A comprehensive probe is ongoing and should pieces of evidence warrant, we will file appropriate criminal charges against the erring personnel of our partner-agencies, following due process of law,” the NCRPO stated.