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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

3 cops under investigation for the death of waiter

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The local police are investigating three of its officers following the death of a waiter under their custody.

The Regional Internal Affairs Service (RIAS) and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) are investigating the trio, Col. Alexander Lorenzo, the local police chief, told ABS-CBN's TeleRadyo, on Wednesday, June 21.

 

The three officers, whose names were not identified, have been relieved from their posts following the death of Reynaldo Paragas Jr.

The report quoted Lorenzo as saying that the RIAS obtained a copy of the autopsy on the corpse of Paragas who died while being escorted by the officers to the police station following an altercation with a retired police major identified only by his last name as Cuartocruz at the bar where he was working.

“Ang otopsiya, iyon po ang pinagbabasehan ng RIAS, based po doon sa natamong mga bruises at mga bukol ay iyon na po ang tinitingnan... Kasi ang nakuha lang po na CCTV camera ay doon lamang po sa isang restaurant at malayong lugar po to, nasa malayong barangay sa Zamboanga City,” Lorenzo said.

Lorenzo said Cuartocruz, a stroke victim, was persistently asking Paragas to serve him beer, even if he was advised against doing so by his fellow retired officer and his son. Paragas refused Cuartocruz's requests, resulting in a heated argument that later allegedly escalated into a fistfight.

Officers had told Paragas’ kin that the victim had died after jumping out of a police car following the brawl. But Paragas' relative Cecilia, quoting a doctor, told ABS-CBN's TeleRadyo on Tuesday, June 13, that the victim might have been hit by a hard object based on his head injuries. “Hindi namin alam kung paano makuha ang hustisya,” she said.

Lorenzo said the officers were already under the police administrative custody while the investigation on Paragas’ death was ongoing. The regional and the local police have not released an official press statement on the incident. (ABS-CBN, Mindanao Examiner)



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