3 cops axed over leak of Ronaldo Valdez video

Three police officers were removed from their posts in connection with a leaked video that showed the body of the late actor Ronaldo Valdez.

- EMMANUEL TUPAS

Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, Quezon City Police District, said yesterday he ordered the relief of Senior M/Sgt. Wilfredo Calinao, Cpl.

Romel Rosales and QCPD Station 11 commander Lt. Col. Reynante Parlade.

"We will file administrative and criminal complaints," Maranan said in an interview.

Maranan said Calinao was the first responder who took the video of Valdez, which later went viral on social media platforms.

Maranan did not mince words when asked about Calinao's actions.

"If you are a first responder, your job is just to secure the scene. You should not be taking a video," he said.

The investigation of Valdez's death is the function of police officers of the QCPD's criminal investigation and detection unit, Maranan added.