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Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Restraining order v. cops' suspension part of due process
DAVAO City Councilor Angela Librado-Trinidad Tuesday said the order of the Court of Appeals to stop the Office of the Ombudsman for Military from imposing the 60-day preventive suspension to four top-ranking police officers of the city was but expected.
But Trinidad quickly added that the temporary restraining order does not mean the case against former Davao City Police Office director Conrado Laza, Chief Inspectors Matthew Baccay, Vicente Danao and Filmore Escobal has ended.
"I think they also have the right to seek legal remedies. Ila lang pud gi-praktis ilang katungod to seek justice sa naging decision ng Ombudsman sa ilaha (They just practiced their right to seek justice on the Ombudsman's decision against them). But the people would still want to know why they failed to solve the killings. The granting of the TRO is not the end of the case," Trinidad said.
Trinidad also came to the defense of the Ombudsman following statements by the suspended police officers that they were not informed about the investigation.
Trinidad said the Ombudsman can initiate investigation even on newspaper accounts.
The case against these police officers should deter them from not doing anything against the series of summary killings of suspected criminals.
"Kung mawad-an sila og gana (If they will lose the drive) to work harder because of the case filed against them, then they do not have business to do here anymore," Trinidad said. (AAG)
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