Ombudsman orders 6-month suspension vs OSAA's Aplasca over Senate shooting incident

Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Friday placed acting Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca under preventive suspension for six months over discharging his firearm that triggered the shooting incident in the Senate last Wednesday, May 13.

“Siya po ang unang nagpaputok. Papaputukan mo, law enforcement? We do not tolerate that,” Remulla said in a press conference.

“That is why we need to investigate. Mahirap patawarin iyong ginawa nilang ‘yun. Di po ito katanggap-tanggap. Ano karapatan niyang gawin yun? Sino siya?” Remulla added.

Aplasca earlier admitted that he fired the first warning shot against National Bureau of Investigation agents who were on the GSIS building.

Hours after the shooting incident, Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa was able to leave the Senate amid a standing International Criminal Court warrant on alleged crimes against humanity due to drug war deaths.

Remulla said he has yet to talk with Aplasca but he already sent the order to the Senate.

"Hindi ko pa kinakausap pero pinadala ko na sa Senate para matanggap na nila agad," he said.

"It's worrisome. We cannot let this go unpunished and we cannot ignore something of this magnitude," he added.—AOL, GMA News