5 Parañaque Task Force Members to Face Admin Case for Arresting Vendor
5 members of the Parañaque City Task Force will face dismissal and admin case for using “excessive force” on arresting a resisting vendor.
Mayor Edwin Olivarez condemned the use of “excessive force” of five task force members in arresting a vendor during its clearing operations. They will be facing termination and administrative cases, according to Olivarez.
“We will not tolerate this. Immediately, the city government, our office, pina-suspend po natin yung ating pong limang task force na iyon,” he said in an interview over ABS-CBN News.
He added that officials will conduct thorough investigation towards the issue and if it’s proven – which the video clearly showed – they will be terminated and they will be charged for abuse of authority.
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Recently, video footage shows a violation arrest of more than five members of the Parañaque City Task Force towards a vendor who resists surrendering his “kariton” (pushcart). The members force the vendor to drop and handcuffed him.
The mayor said that the task force personnel should only issue an official violation receipt (OVR) for resisting to surrender his pushcart. This is according to the protocol that Warren (vendor) should be notified and voluntarily remove his belongings.
“Kung di po siya tinanggal po, bibigyan po siya ng OVR, yung ating pong official violation receipt na meron siyang na-violate na ordinansa city government of Parañaque. Yan po ang protocol,” he added.
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