DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos talks to detained senator Leila de Lima after the brief hostage-taking inside detention cell in Camp Crame.
AFTER the brief hostage-taking of detained former senator Leila de Lima, the head of the Philippine National Police (PNP) custodial unit has been relieved of his post.
“Administratively po ay ni-relieve po natin yung chief ng custodial service unit para sa ganoon po ay malaman po natin kung ano ho ba yung mga naging lapses po sa pag-implement ng security po sa custodial center natin,” PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. told TeleRadyo.
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and forensic teams are already investigating the incident.
The country’s top cop also said they transferred De Lima to the PNP General Hospital on Sunday night to help the lawmaker rest and recover from what happened.
“Kagabi po ay nilipat po natin siya pansamantala sa PNP General Hospital para makapagpahinga po siya, habang inaayos ang kanyang facility kasi doon nga po nangyari yung insidente.”
(We have transferred her to the PNP General Hospital while we try to fix up her facility.)
“So medyo nililinis pa po at inaayos and naghahanap po tayo ng ibang facility doon sa loob ng custodial center na pwede po niyang paglipatan para yun pong kahit papaano, hindi po niya naaalala yung naging insidente doon sa kanyang facility po,” he added.
(We are cleaning it up, and we are looking foir another facility within the custodial center so she can somehow forget about what happened.)
Azurin said he has instructed his men to conduct a physical security check of the PNP Custodial Center and to review their standard operating procedures for running it.
“We will ensure also na no material that would harm anybody would be allowed to enter na po doon sa Custodial Center dahil maaaring ito po ay nailusot po ng mga ibang mga dumadalaw po sa kanila na hindi ho natingnan ng ating mga guwardiya during inspection po,” he said.
