No police operation in former President Duterte鈥檚 Davao home 鈥� PNP
President Rodrigo Duterte’s home in Doña Luisa Village, Davao City. (INQUIRER file photo)
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) dismissed social media posts claiming that police held an operation at the Davao City home of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
A statement circulating online claimed that 30 operatives from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and 90 Special Action Force (SAF) personnel were monitored at the former president’s home.
The information supposedly came from Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte, the son of the former chief executive.
The CIDG director, Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III), denied having an operation in Davao City, PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo said in a press briefing at Camp Crame on Thursday.
“Hindi natin alam kung saan hinugot o kinuha ng ating kagalang-galang na congressman na nandoon yung mga tauhan ng CIDG to conduct operation,” she wondered.
“We don’t know where the honorable congressman got his information that the CIDG personnel were there to conduct an operation,” she said in Filipino.
“He [Torre] has no knowledge whatsoever about the operation allegedly conducted by the CIDG in Davao,” she explained.
When asked if the PNP also refuted the report on the presence of SAF at Duterte’s home, Fajardo answered yes.
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The former president is currently being held by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands.
He is being charged with crimes against humanity, reportedly committed during his administration’s war on illegal drugs.
