Eleazar vows cooperation in NBI probe into 'abduction' by cops

PNP chief Police General Guillermo Eleazar on Wednesday cooperation in the National Bureau of Investigation's probe  into an abduction incident in April, allegedly perpetrated by Manila cops.

In a statement, Eleazar pointed out that the allegation is serious. 

“But at this point, let us allow the investigation of the NBI to take its course. Huwag po muna sana nating agad husgahan ang ating kapulisan” (We should avoid making premature conclusions against our cops), Eleazar said.

Two suspects—who are brothers—in the kidnapping of Rexcell John Hipolito, 23; Ronald Jae Dizon, 21, and Ivan Serrano, 18, claimed that the policemen were behind the abduction.

The kidnapping suspects who claimed they were police assets are in the custody of the NBI and would possibly be placed under the government’s witness protection program, the PNP said.

As police assets, they said they pinpointed drug offenders to the police and identified the three kidnap victims as marijuana peddlers.

They claimed they were with the police officers when the cops took the victims from their neighborhood in Sta. Cruz, Manila.

But Eleazar said the PNP will not tolerate the suspected cops if the allegations are proven true.

“Tinitiyak ko naman na sa oras na mapatunayan na totoong may nagkamali sa aming hanay hindi natin ito palalagpasin.” —LBG, GMA News