The ex-chief of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bodyguards was taken into custody at the AFP headquarters in Taguig City early this week, along with Col. Michael Licyayo, the brigade deputy commander, who was tagged as his accomplice, Brawner said.“I have ordered them to come to the headquarters of the Army here in Fort Bonifacio so that they can be restricted and so the investigation that is ongoing will be unhampered,” Brawner said in an interview with ANC on Thursday.
He said he believed that the military had “enough information” to convene a court martial, but that he was still waiting for results from the board of inquiry.“They might arrive anytime this week, and I will be deciding from there whether I will be constituting a general court martial,” Brawner added.
“We have been teaching our soldiers this . They have to be discerning—which are legal and which are illegal ,” he added. Sialsa, Cachero and Plaza, the Army sergeant, are in the custody of the AFP’s 10th Infantry Division in Davao de Oro, according to its spokesperson Capt. Mark Anthony Tito. Tito said Longakit was abducted on Jan. 11 while Cabal went on absence without leave. He did not identify Longakit’s abductors. Japitan, who is not a soldier, is not in AFP custody, while the other two who were identified by their aliases, also have not been found, he said.Like in a prison
In case of a warrant of arrest from civilian courts, the AFP would request them for custody of the officers for the general court martial proceedings.“We were bothered by the implication of our personnel in this criminal act but again, we don’t tolerate any criminal acts done by our personnel.
FMangosingINQ Beware of the scourge of a jealous man
FMangosingINQ The court martial can only dismiss him from the service. They can not imprison him, unless patagalin nila. He should be dismissed so that he can face the charges in court.
FMangosingINQ No need for court martial, for what!?. Dismiss him so that he will be charged in civilian court.