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Wednesday, October 08, 2003
Cop ‘forced us’ to give P20,000
By Garry Cabotaje
THE 22-year-old wife of Lapu-Lapu City businessman Mino Disomundeg confirmed it was PO3 Paquito Monterroyo who forced them to produce P20,000 last Aug. 9 at 2 a.m.
Rosemarie Disomundeg said Monterroyo, who introduced himself as Jun Perez of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), got angry and touched the handgun tucked on his waistband when she initially refused to yield.
“Ano ang gusto mo? Magbigay ka ng pera o dalhin namin and mister mo sa opisina at lagyan namin ng 200 (grams of shabu)(What do you want? Give the money or we’ll bring your husband to the office and plant shabu on him),” read Rosemarie’s affidavit executed at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 last Monday.
More evidence
The bureau yesterday submitted to the Lapu-Lapu City Prosecutor’s Office the affidavit of Rosemarie as additional evidence against Monterroyo, who stands accused of robbery extortion and anti-graft cases.
Also attached in the affidavit was the certification of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 7 Chief Gaudencio Pagaling affirming that Monterroyo is not a deputized officer of the agency.
The PDEA 7 earlier certified that Monterroyo did not coordinate with the agency when he allegedly conducted an anti-drug operation in August.
“With the certification of PDEA 7, Monterroyo is not authorized by law to conduct anti-drugs related operations,” Esmeralda said.
Monterroyo was entrapped by NBI 7 agents outside Gaisano Mactan last Aug. 12.
But he claimed he was conducting an anti-drugs surveillance against Mino, whom he tagged as having been involved in illegal drugs.
Exchange
In her affidavit, Rosemarie said she had to get from her wallet 3,000 Japanese yen bills, which were actually a gift for her son’s birthday, just to comply with Monterroyo’s P20,000 demand.
When she handed the money, Monterroyo told her: “Ibigay mo sa kasama ko. Ibalot mo naman, may civilian (Give it to my companion. Wrap it, there’s a civilian),”
Rosemarie said Monterro-yo was with seven others when he arrived at their house in Camella Homes in Lapu-Lapu City.
After placing the money in the envelope, Rosemarie said she tried to give it to another person but
Monterroyo, whom she tagged as the group leader, grabbed the envelope.
She said the policeman then approached her husband, asked for his cellular number and tapped his shoulder and said: “Alalahanin mo Mino, may utang ka pa (sa) amin.”
Meanwhile, Chief Insp. Marvin Sanchez, Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) Vice Control Section chief and Monterroyo’s former superior, was a no-show at the NBI 7.
Sanchez was supposed to submit yesterday the original copy of Monterroyo’s pre-operation report, which the NBI 7 questioned for its “retroactive” effect.
Although the document was dated Aug. 12, Monter-royo’s pre-operation against Mino began in Aug. 5 yet.
Esmeralda also reiterated that they would give way to the National Police Commission 7 in looking into the administrative lapses of CCPO Chief Cecil Ezra Sandalo and Sanchez.
(October 8, 2003 issue)
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