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By JEL SANTOS
A police officer and his four cohorts were arrested early Thursday morning after kidnapping a Chinese national and claiming money from his family in Makati.
Jaycee Abanda, 28, police officer The investigator of the Makati City Police Division was apprehended after he and his four companions had demanded money from the victim's family abduction identified as Changbo Fang, 22, of Barangay San Antonio, Makati
Regional Director Guillermo Eleazar identified other suspects as Mohalem Macapundag, 28; Muhamad Macapundag, 34; Mohalil Macapundag, 30; and Wenceslao Sevellejo, 44 years old.
Supt. Rogelio Simon, chief of the Makati police, said that Fang was traveling with his friend Fang Zhang Bao along Nicanor Garcia Street in Barangay Poblacion, Makati, when they were arrested by Abanda using his white Montero in 1h30
car. Then he approached them and pointed a rifle at Fang, ordering them to open the car, "he said at a press conference.
After Having opened the door, Bao's escaped and ran quickly behind Abanda.
Bao informed his friends of what happened, they went to the Makati police station and reported back. [Incident]
Simon says that Abanda spoke to Fang's family and asked him for 1 million Rs.
"At first, they were asking Fang's family to produce R1 million. They negotiated and eventually agreed to pay R800,000 instead, "said Simon.
Abanda and his cohorts, according to reports, were arrested in a trapping operation on the same street where the Chinese national was detained in his car 19659002] The cohorts were not armed, says the police.
Simon says that the Makati police team had no idea that the leader of the group of kidnapping was a cop
"We just learned that he was cop after asking for his identity card. Unfortunately, he was one of my men, "said Makati police chief.
Simon also revealed that they had received information previously" Abanda was a casino gaming addict. "But the police said that they were not taking any action."
The Makati police chief said that Abanda, in March, reportedly took the personal belongings of a stranger. , the foreigner has not lodged a complaint against him.
Abanda refused to make a statement, saying that he "will wait for his lawyer."
Eleazar appealed to the public in especially those who have been victimized.
"I urge those who have been victimized to go out. We will not tolerate such wrongdoing, "said NCRPO Regional Director
. Meanwhile, the head of the Makati Police Traffic Division, Chief Inspector Ferdinand Satorre, was relieved of his duties. possibility that there were other police involved, "said Simon.
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