PNP warned on partisan politics
By Jani Arnaiz
February 16, 2010
MAASIN CITY – Chief Superintendent Rey Lañada, police regional director in Eastern Visayas yesterday issued a stern warning to his men engaging in partisan politics.
CSupt. Lañada told police chiefs of the 18 municipalities and a city in the province that those who would show their partisanship in the coming elections would be dealt with accordingly.
“You may have a personal choice but don’t show it. I want this political exercise to be honest and peaceful,” said Lañada.
The regional PNP director was in the city to spearhead the “HOPE” run participated in by the PNP, civil society, church and private individuals to drumbeat “Honest, Orderly and Peace Elections.”
He said that “my instruction to my provincial director down the line is to ensure this election as honest, orderly and peaceful elections.”
We are now assessing and evaluating the performance of our personnel if there are complaints that they are engaging in partisan politics, “we have no choice but to remove them.”
“Nobody is indispensable here, even me if I engage myself, I could be removed,” Lañada told the Inquirer.
He added that since he assumed office last November, he had relieved at least eight policemen who were found openly siding with politicians.
