Police Officer Demanded Tanods to Release Suspect (Philippines)

> Barangay watchmen and residents of Barangay Kamuning in Quezon City disarmed a policeman who allegedly demanded the immediate release of a suspected snatcher who was arrested Sunday night.

The policeman was identified as Police Officer 1 Antonio Aquino of the Kamuning Police Station who was charged with light threat after he pulled out and pointed his gun at Kamuning barangay tanod Jerry Uy.

The police said Uy was one of the barangay watchmen who arrested robbery suspect Rommel Vergara who allegedly snatched the shoulder bag of a female teenager at the corner of K5th and Judge Jimenez Streets in Barangay Kamuning.

Fortunately, Uy and other barangay tanods were then patrolling the area and arrested the suspect, but when the watchmen were about to bring Vergara to the police station, PO1 Antonio approached them and demanded that Vergara be released.

According to Uy, they refused to release Vergara because there was a complainant against him and that apparently irritated Antonio who supposedly pulled out and pointed his gun at the barangay tanods. But Uy managed to get the gun from the policeman until the barangay tanods and people around them ganged up on him.

Responding policemen controlled the situation and brought both Antonio and the robbery suspect to Kamuning Police Station.

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