PNP chief floats vigilantism in fight vs erring cops

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MANILA - The head of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday raised the idea of joining vigilantes, upon his retirement, to hunt down erring policemen.&quot;I promise, that&#x27;s a promise: hindi ko kayo aatrasan, mga scalawag kayo. Kahit na ako&#x27;y retired na, baka d&#x27;yan pa kayo makakita ng 4-star general, retired 4-star general na magli-lead ng vigilante against sa mga loko-lokong pulis,&quot; PNP chief Director General Bato Dela Rosa said during a flag ceremony at Camp Crame.&quot;Baka magvi-vigilante pa ako against sa mga g*gong pulis. I will never stop up to my last breath.&quot;(I promise, that&#x27;s a promise: I will not back down against scalawags. Event after I retire, that may be when you&#x27;d see a 4-star general, retired 4-star general leading vigilantes against rogue cops. I may become a vigilante against scalawag policemen. I will never stop until my last breath.)<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en">Dela Rosa, handang pamunuan ang vigilante group vs police scalawags matapos magretiro sa serbisyo <a href="https://t.co/N8aW0blIWF">pic.twitter.com/N8aW0blIWF</a>— Henry V. Atuelan (@dzmmPatrol44) <a href="https://twitter.com/dzmmPatrol44/status/934939705979822081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>PNP was recently pulled out of President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s anti-narcotics drive amid allegations of abuse. But they may soon be back in the campaign.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/22/17/duterte-eyes-bringing-back-pnp-to-drug-war">Duterte eyes bringing back PNP to drug war</a></li></ul>Earlier this year, the organization also came under fire due to the kidnapping and death of a South Korean businessman inside the PNP headquarters, and the killing of teenagers Kian Delos Santos and Karl Angelo Arnaiz during police operations.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/10/16/17/one-year-after-grieving-wife-of-jee-ick-joo-still-cries-for-justice">One year after, grieving wife of Jee Ick Joo still cries for justice</a></li></ul><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/04/17/another-kian-pao-slams-pattern-in-death-of-2-teens">PAO slams &#x27;pattern&#x27; in death of 2 teens</a></li></ul>Dela Rosa, who retires by year end, has revealed that one-third of the 150,000-strong PNP are &quot;scalawags.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/27/17/the-lacson-solution-100-dedicated-cops-vs-50000-scalawags">The Lacson solution: 100 &#x27;dedicated&#x27; cops vs 50,000 &#x27;scalawags&#x27;</a></li></ul><div>- With Henry Atuelan, ABS-CBN News</div>

The head of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday raised the idea of joining vigilantes, upon his retirement, to hunt down erring policemen.

The head of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday raised the idea of joining vigilantes, upon his retirement, to hunt down erring policemen.

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PNP chief floats vigilantism in fight vs erring cops

PNP chief floats vigilantism in fight vs erring cops

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Published Nov 27, 2017 10:04 AM PHT

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