Some top PNP officials are having second thoughts about heeding Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos’ appeal to voluntarily step down to pave the way for the government’s campaign to rid the organization of policemen with links to illegal drugs.
“Once and for all, we need to step up and take the lead of making the supreme sacrifice of submitting our courtesy resignation,” she stressed.
In a white paper he said he had read, a number of the so-called “innocent third-level officers” also called for his resignation, saying the resurgence of “ninja cops” — police officers involved in the recycling of illegal drugs seized in legitimate operations — and high-ranking officials involved in drug trading had happened during his term.
Earlier, he said that only “less than 10 police officials” were on the “narco list” although he did not identify them. The PNP also did not confirm if any of them had already tendered their courtesy resignation.Abalos said that he expected the five-man committee, which would evaluate the records of those who had complied with his appeal, to be done in two to three months. This would be in time for Azurin’s retirement on April 24 and the naming of a new PNP chief.
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