00:00The chief of the NCR Police Office and 14 other police officers were complained
00:06about the raids in Malate, Manila against the scammers.
00:10Among those who were blamed, the one to blame was Danut Tingkongko.
00:19Four Chinese nationals who were arrested by the PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group
00:26in a raid on online scammers in Manila last week.
00:30This was to complain to the PNP-NCRPO Chief Major General Sidney Hernia
00:35and 14 other police officers who were on the arresting team.
00:39Aside from the statement that the arrest will be conducted
00:41and that they were not based on their rights,
00:44the Chinese also said that they tried to extort 1 million pesos
00:48or a total of 4 million pesos from the police.
00:52This was to give them a lawyer who is close to the NCRPO Chief Major General
00:57so that they can be released immediately.
00:59They were forgiven until the price was lowered to 2 million pesos.
01:04At this point, they asked for permission from their families
01:08to prepare the money.
01:09But when they talked to their relatives,
01:11they said that they got their own lawyer to defend them.
01:17Because of this, the police were forced to release them.
01:20Aside from the administrative complaint against the police
01:23that the Chinese nationals wanted,
01:25Hernia was given a preventive suspension
01:27so that he will not be influenced by the investigation.
01:31We are still trying to get the panic of Hernia and the Philippine National Police.
01:36The complaint of the owner of a house in Manila
01:40where the PNP-ACG conducted the raid will be filed.
01:43If the police can only contact them before the raid,
01:46they will know that another office is occupying the 23rd floor of the house
01:51that was raided by the police.
02:16But the PNP said that the name of the company Vertex changed
02:23but both people are still operating.
02:25Well, they could always make their claims.
02:29They have the right to do so.
02:30If they would like to question the validity and basis of the police operation,
02:36they are not precluded from doing so.
02:38But on the part of the PNP, I talked to the RD of NCRPO,
02:42I also talked to the director of ACG.
02:45They are standing by their police operations.
02:49The lawyer also showed the media videos of the movement of the police
02:53in some CCTVs on the 23rd floor after the implementation of the search warrant.
02:58Although it is still unclear who moved the CCTVs and when this happened.
03:03There's a possibility of people trying to avoid accountability
03:07on how they're moving on the 23rd floor.
03:10Under the rules, there has to be a body-worn camera when you effect a search.
03:14Even that, making sure that the CCTV will not see your movement
03:19is highly questionable.
03:21The PNP responded.
03:23They have the right to file a case.
03:26But as far as the PNP-ACG is concerned,
03:29they are still treating the 23rd floor of Century Tower as a crime scene.
03:34The processing is still ongoing.
03:36During the operation, they were accompanied by the SEC and PAGPOR.
03:42For GMA Integrated News, I'm Dano Tingcun.
03:45For 24 Hours.
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