Two officers from the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) were injured during an operation at Greenhills Shopping Center on Sunday afternoon.
San Juan City Police Chief PCOL Deodennis Marmol stated that the incident is linked to a viral video circulating on social media, which shows a white van surrounded by several men in the parking lot of the shopping mall.
In a DZRH News report, Marmol detailed that the ACG operatives were executing an entrapment operation aimed at a suspect involved in a sextortion case. The operation started smoothly, but as the officers attempted to apprehend the suspect, a group of men intervened and began attacking them.
One officer was reportedly hit on the side, while another suffered injuries to the face. During the turmoil, the suspect managed to escape into the mall and remains at large as of this report.
Chief Marmol confirmed that the San Juan City Police and PNP-ACG plan to meet with representatives from Ortigas Security and members of the Muslim community to collaborate on efforts to track down the suspect and identify those who assaulted the officers.
“Sa ngayon po, meron po tayong positively identified, pero napaka-limited po kasi ng mga video na nakukuha namin kaya medyo nahihirapan po kami mag-identify pa ng ibang involved,” Marmol stated.
“Nakikipag-ugnayan na kami sa Ortigas para ma-identify pa natin yung mga ibang involved, kasama na rin po yung mga maaaring tumulong doon sa suspek na makapagtago at makatakas,” he added. (NINO ACLAN)
