Napolcom chief, relieved Rizal cop clash over senior citizen arrest

MANILA, Philippines — A relieved Rizal provincial police officer and National Police Commission (Napolcom) Commissioner Rafael Calinisan on Wednesday had a heated exchange over whether the former’s arrest of a senior citizen following a road crash in Taguig City was justified. Police Cpl. Simeon Suan arrested a 76-year-old man last Tuesday after both their vehicles were involved in a minor collision along Manuel L. Quezon Avenue in Barangay Bagumbayan. A viral video shows Suan handcuffing the senior citizen and dragging him to his vehicle. In a press briefing, Calinisan scolded Suan, “We have a problem if our policemen are like […]...

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