Rizal Philippines
November 23 2016
From Rappler - I gave P8 million to de LIma through Dayan
The Senate hearing on the testimony of Kevin Espinosa an alleged drug lord in Eastern Visayas just went into recess a few minutes ago, after a long arduous recitation of his affidavit and inquiry into processes of various police units like the IAS (which looked very slow and can not prosecute its own kind)
One gets a glimpse of filial devotion, the greed and inhumanity of police officers down from PO up to Generals and double cross, and the defects in police work, and why the drug ring is spreading.
Some important details:
1. The POs get P5t a week, captains up to P15 a week, Generals about P100t a month coupled with advances; a Colonel got P3 million for the campaign of his wife, whose only duty was an augment force of 100 and whose important task is to set up check points.
2. The good senator who is a denial queen got some P8 million from him in various places in Manila (MoA) and in Baguio through his driver love who was also captured. They even had photo ops in Baguio (a damning proof) She vehemently denies this (of course her lover got it and did not remit this to her the usual defense)
3. Despite all these his father got killed inside a jail on the strength of a search warrant issued by the same judge and which happened in the same jail. at Baybay Leyte.
Before he had strong admiration for some of the policeman but one can puke at the rabidity and greed of police officers and some of them were even in the hearing.
The alleged affidavit of late Mayor Espinosa appeared to have been signed under duress because he was not given access to legal counsel. For Albuera Chief Jovy Avenido, the prosecutor presence was enough counsel and kept insisting on this to the end much to t he chagrin of committee chair Gordon. For a police officer who is supposed to serve and protect the rights of civilians, not to understand the rights of the accused makes many cases fall apart or be lost in courts.
The said Avenido turned out to be have shot and killed a gasoline boy in mistaken identity. He was able to get a compromise but Gordon stated that one can not compromise the criminal portion of the offense.
IAS seem not understand the meaning of summary hearing (an abbreviated hearing based on affidavit which is settled in 5 days or less for administrative purposes only) and could not give deadlines.
Even as we conduct the drug war, things will get worse despite the leadership of Gen Bato, who seemed to be flabergasted with the lapses in procedure and even the integrity of men under him. He calls Albuera Chief Avenido a disappointment. (He even brokered the meeting between Dayan and Kerwin.) He was disappointed and became emotional as to who can be trusted or not
Of all the hearings this is the clearest, very focused and arrived at something concrete and positive.
