THE IMPENDING result of the probe into the misencounter between police and anti-illegal drugs agents last February would be crucial in further improving coordination during operations, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, said Monday.
Eleazar welcomed the Department of Justice announcement that the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is close to wrapping up its probe on the shootout between police personnel and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents in a drug operation in Quezon City.
“Makakaasa ang ating mga kababayan na muli naming pag-uusapan ang anumang resulta ng imbestigasyong ito upang ma-improve pa ang coordination protocol na ginawa base naman sa perspektibo ng ating DOJ (We assure the public that we will discuss the results of the investigation in order to further improve the coordination protocol we developed, based on the perspective of the DOJ),” Eleazar said in a statement.
The justice department said the final report could be submitted by the end of this month.
The February 24 shootout between police and PDEA agents near a mall along Commonwealth Avenue resulted in the death of two police personnel, a PDEA agent, and an informant.
Although the probe into the misencounter has yet to finish, the PNP and PDEA signed in July a joint memorandum circular containing guidelines to be followed in anti-illegal drug operations.
“The unfortunate incident between the anti-narcotics operatives of the PNP and the PDEA in Quezon City was a tragedy that we both learned a lot from. As a result of this, nagkaroon ng isang napakagandang coordination protocol na pinangunahan ko mismo at ni PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva na ngayon ay ipinapatupad na down to the ground level (We came up with a coordination protocol that would be observed and implemented down to the ground level),” Eleazar said.
PDEA spokesperson Derrick Carreon refused to comment on the issue until the NBI probe results are out. (Christopher Lloyd Caliwan)
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