Taguig City Officer To Face Charges For Alleged Extortion, Says NCRPO
TAGUIG CITY – A policeman in Taguig City station will be charged for alleged extortion, says chief of NCRPO.
According to GMA News, the cop, who was part of the drug enforcement unit was accused by the partner of an arrested suspect on Monday evening.
Police Major General Debold Sinas , chief of National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said that the cop was identified as Police Corporal Hadzmer Amer.
The chief added that they conducted an entrapment operation along General Luna Street in Tuktukan against the cop. Amer allegedly demanded ₱35,000 in exchange for the dropping of the case filed against the complainant’s partner. This was based on the complaint the authorities received.
“Ang kaso niya, may nahuli sila sa drugs tapos nanghingi siya… accordingly noong inassess ng joint operation, nanghingi siya ng ₱35,000 sa live-in partner ng nahuli niya,”
As per the report, Sinas did not disclose the identity of the complainant. He did say that Amer had noticed the presence of policemen in the location where he met with the complainant.
Amer was said to ride his motorcycle and escaped.
“Noong nagbigayan na ng pera, kasi sa tabi lang ng kalsada nagbigayan, nakatakbo si Hadzmer Amer, noong nakita niyang papalapit na ‘yung mga pulis, kinuha niya ang pera sa babae at using his motorcycle, humarurot siya,”
Authorities have been looking for Amer as they urged him to report and explain his side of the story. He would be charged for a robbery-extortion case.
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