PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) urged militants on Tuesday to cooperate with the ongoing investigation into the violent dispersal by Manila cops of protesters at the United States embassy on October 19.
PNP spokesperson Dionardo Carlos said statements of the protesters, particularly those who were injured during the violent anti-US rally, are as vital as the affidavits given by the police personnel involved in the incident.
On Monday, militants staged a protest in front of the national police's main head quarters in Quezon City to urge PNP to create an independent investigating team to look into the incident.
"Kami naman open naman kami. Kung meron mang ibang pwedeng mag-imbestiga, why not? Wala pong problema doon," Carlos said.
Over 30 people, including police personnel, were injured last October 19 after a police van driven by Police Officer 3 Franklin Kho repeatedly rammed protesters engaged in anti-US rally.
On Monday, the PNP said the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) was given two weeks to finish its report on the incident.
Earlier, PNP chief Ronald Dela Rosa urged the militants to give the CIDG investigation the benefit of the doubt.
"Tignan muna natin yung resulta ng CIDG. Kung hindi sila satisfied, eh di tignan natin. Ang importante hindi na maulit ang ganung pangyayari dahil hindi maganda," he said.
Dela Rosa said he already met the police personnel involved in the incident and urged them to face whatever will be the result of the investigation. (Sunnex)
