Founder of ‘ninja’ cops now retired, says Eleazar

The founder of “ninja” cops or erring police officers is already retired, Metro Manila’s top cop Major General Guillermo Eleazar said Tuesday.

“He’s still a non-officer but a senior police non-commissioned officer,” Eleazar said in an interview on ANC television when pressed for an answer regarding the rank of the founder before he retired.

He said that this cop’s involvement in illegal activities was embedded in the “history of the ninja cops” which started around early 2000s, as shown by information gathered by the Philippine National Police.

Eleazar, however, said he believes that this founder no longer enjoys the protection of his former subordinates.

Eleazar said that no formal charges have been previously filed against this police officer.

“Ngayon ay ginagawa natin yung case buildup against him but before wala tayong na-file na case,” he said.

A Senate inquiry on supposed operations of ninja cops will be held on Tuesday. — Dona Magsino/RSJ, GMA News