The Philippine Army has requested the assistance of the NBI in probing the death of former Cpl. Winston Ragos, who was shot dead near a quarantine control point on Tuesday. | GabrielLaluINQ
“Lt. Gen. Gilbert I. Gapay requested for the conduct of an impartial investigation in view of the apparent conflicting claims of police operatives involved, witness accounts, and materials available from open sources, to include footage of the incident. Apparent prejudgement by Police investigators moved the Army to seek help from the NBI so that justice may be served for Ragos and his family,” they added.
In the footage, Florendo, who was with three police trainees, was seen asking Ragos to lie prone on the ground. However, Ragos supposedly drew his firearm, prompting the police officer to fire two times.said that the presence of a gun on Ragos’ sling bag was confirmed by the police trainees, but onlookers and Ragos’ relatives disputed these claims.
While Florendo’s action has been labeled by top Philippine National Police officials like Gen. Archie Gamboa and Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar as a mere “judgment call”, legal experts have questioned the motives of the police officer.
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