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MANILA, Philippines — Three police officers were relieved from their posts after tampering with closed-circuit television cameras during a raid on a suspected online scam hub in Manila recently.
The Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP ACG) raided last October 29 a Philippine offshore gaming operator hub on Adriatico Street in Ermita, Manila.
Article continues after this advertisementInitial investigation showed that the officers twisted and covered the hallway cameras as police personnel walked without shirts due to the heat in the building’s 23rd floor on October 31 while conducting further investigation and gathering pieces of evidence, according to the PNP-ACG’s statement on Tuesday.
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“The PNP-ACG is concerned about the welfare of the police officers, but we take this incident very seriously and will not tolerate such actions. Sanctions will be imposed if these police officers are found liable,” said PNP-ACG Director Maj. Gen. Ronnie Francis Cariaga.
Article continues after this advertisementThe National Capital Region Police Office earlier clarified that the PNP ACG led the Pogo raid without the involvement of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission.
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