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The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday confirmed that the whistleblower in the case of the missing cockfighting enthusiasts or sabungeros is under the protective custody of the police.
“Si ‘Totoy’ nasa protective custody namin siya sa ngayon,” PNP chief Police General Nicolas Torre III said in a press briefing.
(‘Totoy’ is in our protective custody right now.)
“But he's already applying for the Witness Protection Program dahil kapag siya ay nag-qualify i-turn over namin siya sa Department of Justice. Sa ngayon naman, madali na 'yun. Na kay [Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin ‘Boying’ Remulla] na ang final say d'yan sa kaniyang protection,” he added.
(But he's already applying for the Witness Protection Program and when he qualifies, we will turn him over to the Department of Justice. Right now, that's easy. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla has the final say on his protection.)
Meanwhile, the 15 cops whom the whistleblower recently implicated in the disappearances of the missing sabungeros are under restrictive custody at Camp Crame in Quezon City, according to Torre.
“Marami sa kanila nasa support units. May mga nasa region. May mga nasa [area police commands]. Iba-ibang mga units sila. Lahat sila active except for one na due for retirement at tatlong dating na-dismiss,” Torre said, referring to the assignments of the 15 cops.
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