Filipino rights groups decry 'lighter penalties' for killer cops
Of 19 police officers involved in killing a teenager, only six were taken to court and only one was convicted of homicide
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Of 19 police officers involved in killing a teenager, only six were taken to court and only one was convicted of homicide
THE Navotas City Regional Trial Court Branch 286 on Tuesday handed light sentences to the policemen involved in the 'mistaken' killing of 17-year-old Jemboy Baltazar in August last year.
Bangkok, Feb 27 (EFE).- A Philippine court on Tuesday sentenced a policeman to four years in prison for the killing of a 17-year-old boy during an operation. Gerry Maliban was found guilty of homicide by the Regional Trial Court of Navotas, northwest of Manila, for having shot Jerhode Baltazar on Aug. 2, according to the …
The six cops cannot post bail, says the PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group
THE six dismissed police officers implicated in the death of 17-year-old Jerhode 'Jemboy' Baltazar in a case of mistaken identity surrendered to authorities in the Quezon province, MGen. Romeo Caramat Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG), said on Thursday.