QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The group Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) asked the National Bureau of Investigation to conduct a separate investigation regarding the July 30 pre-dawn raid conducted by the Philippine National Police – Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) which resulted in the death of Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr., and his wife.
VACC Chairman Dante Jimenez made the request after arrested Vice-Mayor Nova Princess Parojinog asked for the group’s help.
In a letter dated July 31, 2017 addressed to Dante Jimenez, founding chairman of the VACC, Ozamiz City Vice Mayor Nova Princess Parojinog-Echavez asked the assistance of the group and insisted that the police raid at the residence of her parents, as well as the operation on her house, was illegal.
The Parojinog camp also alleged that authorities during the raid planted evidence to frame her up for crimes she did not commit.
“I write to formally request your organization for assistance in investigating the events that transpired yesterday (July 30, 2017), particularly the illegal raids conducted by the PNP in Ozamiz City, which tragically led to the death of my parents,” said Parojinog-Echavez in her letter.
