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MANILA - The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday denied that its agents abused two suspects implicated in the case of missing cockfight enthusiasts (sabungero). In a statement, the NBI said it "takes exception to the reported torture, planting of evidence and rape by the NBI - Task Force Against Illegal Drugs (NBI-TFAID)." "We believe that this issue is related to the three cases filed by NBI-TFAID against the Manio brothers and the PNP-NCRPO-RDEU (Philippine National Police-National Capital Region Police Office-Regional Drug Enforcement Unit)," the NBI said, adding it has yet to receive a formal complaint. "Nonetheless, once furnished with the same, the NBI will answer all the allegations in accordance with the legal procedure in the proper forum. Rest assured that the NBI will continue to unwaveringly perform its mandate in providing quality services to the public," read the NBI statement. Joyce Manio filed a complaint-affidavit before the
Office of the Ombudsman
Nine agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) have been charged criminally and administratively before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) for alleged torture and filing of “trumped-up” complaints against two suspects in the cases of missing “sabungeros" or co
(File photo) MANILA - Investigators continue to piece all evidence and links that will lead them to pin down the suspects in the case of the 34 missing sabungero (cockfighting aficionados). However, the mother of two suspects, also filed criminal and administrative charges against National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents for alleged torture and trumped up charges against her sons. Department of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said investigators are reviewing all available evidence after "an angle that did not pan out well." "We are not stopping. We are still looking at the other evidence that we can use," Remulla told reporters. Joyce Manio filed a complaint-affidavit before the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for the Military and Other Law Enforcement Offices against lawyers Ross Jonathan Galicia and Eduardo Ramos Jr.; and agents Levi Mora Orille, Aubrey Cosidon, Eigelbert Pulan, Abner Dotimas, Nestor Gutierrez, Allan Ernesto Elefante and Gary Menez of
The mother of two police assets tagged in the case of the missing sabungeros filed criminal and administrative charges last week against nine agents of the National Bureau of Investigation for allegedly torturing the suspects and preparing trumped-up charges against them.