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DIRECTOR
General Avelino Razon Jr., National Police chief, on
Sunday warned the public anew against unscrupulous
individuals who misuse his name and those of other top
officials of the police organization.
“I have
standing orders to all police units to arrest any person
who will misuse the name of the National Police and its
top leadership in unlawful activities or to get away
with criminal liability,” Razon said.
Razon’s
warning came in the wake of the filing of criminal
charges for usurpation of authority, falsification of
public documents, hijacking and carjacking by the
Valenzuela City Police against a man who misrepresented
himself as an “aide” of the National Police chief.
On
Easter Sunday, Cerilo Calvo, 27, was arrested by
policemen while allegedly unloading P1.2 million worth
of stolen construction materials at Arty Subdivision in
Lawang Bato,
Valenzuela
City.
The cargo was hi-jacked in Caloocan City.
When accosted by responding policemen, Calvo allegedly
introduced himself as a police inspector and “aide” of
Razon. He even allegedly flashed Razon’s official
business card.
But when
further investiga ted, police officers found that Cavo
only dropped Razon’s name.
Senior
Supt. Nicanor Bartolome, National Police spokesman, said
the incident was a “glaring and unfortunate example” of
how some people can misuse the official business card of
“Mamang Pulis.”
“The
chief, National Police, gives away his calling card for
the sole purpose of establishing direct contact with the
public in case there are re- ports or complaints that
people want him to know,” Bartolome said.
These
calling cards, including the Mamang Pulis Volunteer IDs,
are not passes to get away with illegal activities nor a
license to violate the law,” he said.
On
January 28 a businessman complained of being forced to
shell out P10,000 by persons who identified themselves
as members of Police Justice Group, allegedly composed
of policemen, lawyers, other professional and media
practitioners.
The
amount is purportedly for the victim’s sponsorship of
the “educational program” of the Police Justice Group.
The group reportedly uses the official seal of the
National Police in its stationery.
Razon
has ordered the Criminal Investigation and Detection
Group to dig deeper into the activities of the
organization. |
