Rizal cop under restrictive custody after viral video of handcuffing senior citizen in Taguig

A police officer has been placed under restrictive custody after a video circulating on social media showed him handcuffing a 76-year-old after a vehicular incident in Taguig City.

“Bilang agarang hakbang, ang nasabing personnel ay agad tinanggal sa kanyang unit at kasalukuyang inilagay sa restrictive custody,” the Rizal Police Provincial Office said in a statement Wednesday.

(As an immediate measure, the said personnel was immediately removed from his unit and is currently placed in restrictive custody.)

A thorough verification, assessment, and investigation into the incident are being conducted.

In a separate statement, the Southern Police District (SPD) said that on Tuesday, a collision happened involving a vehicle driven by the police officer and another vehicle driven by the senior citizen in Barangay Bagumbayan.

Both parties later went to a police station where the incident was documented and eventually settled amicably, according to the SPD.

“Notwithstanding the settlement of the vehicular accident, the SPD recognizes the public concern arising from the circulating video and the manner by which the senior citizen was allegedly handled during the incident,” the SPD said.

Despite the settlement, the SPD said the Taguig City Police Station was directed to conduct a thorough investigation.

The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) said the agency later in the afternoon will present the police officer involved in the viral video. —VAL, GMA News