Eleazar OKs dismissal of cop who killed 52-year-old woman in QC

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Guillermo Eleazar on Thursday signed the dismissal order of the cop who was caught on video shooting a 52-year-old woman in Quezon City on May 31.

In a statement, Eleazar said the PNP ensured that the summary dismissal proceedings followed the procedures in order to prevent technicalities that may reinstate the police officer in the organization.

“Today, I signed the dismissal order of Police Master Sergeant Hensie Zinampan who was found guilty of Grave Misconduct and Conduct Unbecoming of a Police Officer,” Eleazar said.

Zinampan earlier waived his submission of a counter-affidavit for the administrative case.

According to Eleazar, Zinampan is currently detained as he is facing murder charges.

He pointed out that the dismissal of Zinampan showed that the PNP does not tolerate abusive and wrong behaviors among its personnel, and that its disciplinary mechanism is working.

“Let this incident be a warning to all PNP personnel that I will not tolerate wrongdoings in our beloved organization, and a constant reminder for each and everyone of us to live up to what the three important and meaningful words in the PNP Seal—Service, Honor and Justice,” Eleazar said.

On May 31, victim Lilibeth Valdez was at a store when the police officer, who was allegedly intoxicated, approached her, pulled her hair, and shot her in the neck.

Prior to the incident, the victim's son and the police officer had a fistfight.

Zinampan initially denied killing the victim even with the presence of the video showing the shooting incident. — RSJ, GMA News