A police precinct commander in General Santos City has been sacked for allegedly beating up and threatening to kill his subordinates.
Philippine National Police chief General Guillermo Eleazar on Wednesday said he has ordered the immediate dismissal of Police Capt. Nemecio Calipjo, Jr. - the chief of Police Precinct 8 in Barangay Tinagacan - who is now being investigated over the incident.
The PNP said it received reports a drunk Calipjo arrived at the police station early morning of Oct. 31, ordered officers to be at formation, and"started castigating and threatening to kill them" while holding an M-16 rifle. The commander was allegedly furious over his men's supposed inaction on a concern raised by a resident close to him.
"Calipjo allegedly punched and slapped his subordinates while castigating them for about an hour and the rifle he was wielding even accidentally went off when he set it down," the PNP said in a statement, adding four non-commissioned officers were assaulted."All police commanders should set good leadership examples to their men and what Police Capt.
The PNP said its Internal Affairs Service is conducting the probe, and will determine the administrative cases that would be filed against the precinct commander.
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