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Anakpawis, PAMALAKAYA claim cops conducted surveillance in their QC headquarters
By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA NewsPeasant group Anakpawis and fisher's group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) on Wednesday said some members of the Quezon City Police District allegedly conducted surveillance in their headquarters in the city.
According to the groups, four police officers on board motorcycles were seen making rounds within the vicinity of their headquarters on Tuesday morning. They said one of the motorcycles bore the plate number 240 NQ1.
The group claimed that the policemen were from QCPD Station 9.
The group noted that the policemen allegedly stopped outside the headquarters and read the signage saying, "Walang baril, granada, droga o anumang iligal dito. Abala ang tanggapan sa relief operations para sa mga apektado ng sunod-sunod na bagyo at para sa pagtatanggol sa karapatan ng mga maralita. Anakpawis Partylist Lupa, Sahod, Trabaho, Karapatan."
"We highly believe that the constant surveillance of offices and headquarters of progressive organizations in Quezon City is the handiwork of PNP chief General Debold Sinas and the NTF-ELCAC," PAMALAKAYA chairperson Fernando Hicap said in a press statement.
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"Whatever untoward incident or harm against our members and affiliates will be on the hands of Sinas and the Duterte government," Hicap added.
Hicap, former Anakpawis lawmaker, told QCPD personnel to stay out of their headquarters as there are no guns or explosives there.
Anakpawis and PAMALAKAYA said police officers also conducted surveillance in the headquarters of Kilusang Mayo Uno.
Asked for reaction, PNP spokesperson Police Brigadier General Ildebrandi Usana said the groups are free to file complaints against cops if the latter really did something wrong against them.
"We have to always speak on the strength of evidence. We advise them to file a case against those individuals they feel were doing wrong and present this with evidence if they want their claim to be heard by the authorities," Usana said.—AOL, GMA News