Due process assured for ex-CIDG chief

The National Police Commission (Napolcom) has assured a fair investigation for Police Brig. Gen. Romeo Macapaz, the former chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), following the filing of administrative charges against him by the brothers of “missing sabungeros” whistleblower Julie Patidongan.

- By AARON RECUENCO

Napolcom Vice Chairman and Executive Officer Rafael Vicente Calinisan said due process will be afforded to Macapaz, who led the efforts to arrest the two siblings abroad and bring them back to the country.

On Thursday, Aug. 14, Elakim and Jose Patidongan filed complaints of misconduct, dishonesty, and conduct unbecoming of a police officer before Napolcom, accusing Macapaz of maltreatment during their arrest in Cambodia last month.