Tag: Ozamiz raid

DOJ issues subpoena for Espenido, 3 other cops for Ozamiz raid

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has issued a subpoena to Ozamiz City Police Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido and three other policemen in connection with the Parojinog raids. The DOJ asked  them to make an appearance on August 15 and August 22. The subpoena was in connection with the preliminary investigation on the charges of murder filed against the four cops after the July 30 raid they made in the Parojinog […]

VACC asks NBI for separate probe on Ozamiz raid

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. […]

President Duterte stands by policemen behind Parojinog raid

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday stood by the policemen who conducted the raid that led to the deaths of alleged druglord Ozamiz Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr. and several others, noting that his men had the right to protect themselves. “The police and the military should make sure that their enemies are dead…Otherwise, you end up with a dead policeman or military,” he said in a speech during the 113th founding anniversary of […]