MANILA - The Philippine Army said Monday it was "worried" over a Philippine National Police official's remarks that the killing of a former soldier at a Quezon City quarantine checkpoint was done in "
MANILA - The Philippine Army said Monday it was "worried" over a Philippine National Police official's remarks that the killing of a former soldier at a Quezon City quarantine checkpoint was done in "self-defense" and a "judgment call."
"The pronouncement that worried us were that announcements were being made that it was self-defense, that it was a judgment call, wherein we were hoping that would be answered during the trial itself so that investigators will be impartial," he told ANC. Police said a caliber .38 gun was found in Ragos' bag but a witness said the ex-soldier, who was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder , was unarmed during the incident."I’d like to emphasize that this incident, although very tragic, has got nothing to do with the mission of both the PNP and AFP working together," he said.
"If you're a member or a former member of the Armed Forces of the Philippines it is your privilege to be buried at the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani," he said. "Nag-iba 'yung actuations niya. Often, based on the report, he had blank stares, auditory signals coming from him. That paved the way by around November that he would be confined to the V Luna Medical Center for PTSD," Zagala said.
Ragos was given a complete disability discharge in January 2017 contrary to reports that he had served in the Marawi siege in March of the same year, Zagala added.
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