Campaign against
most wanted persons will help ensure SAFE 2013 - RD Soria
By RPCRD, Police Regional
Office 8
April 16, 2013
CAMP SEC. KANGLEON, Palo,
Leyte – The intensified campaign against most wanted persons being
undertaken by the Police Regional Office 8 (PRO8) in Samar province
and other parts of the region will help ensure the conduct of secured
and fair elections (SAFE) in May 2013.
“Wanted criminals may be
recruited by some unscrupulous politicians and maybe used to ensure
their victory through violent means, going after these criminals is
one measure being adopted by PRO8 in line with our SAFE 2013 program,”
said Police Chief Superintendent Elmer Ragadio Soria, PRO8 Regional
Director.
This developed as the
Regional Special Operations Task Group (RSOTG-Samar) Tracker Team 1
collared Danilo Diosa y Montemayor alias Danny at his hiding place in
Brgy. Sinidman Oriental, Calbayog City at around 2:00 AM on Friday,
April 12.
Facing charges of Frustrated
Homicide and Direct Assault with Attempted Homicide before the
Regional Trial Court Branch 32 in Calbayog City, Diosa is ranked
number 9 in the list of top ten most wanted persons of Cabayog City.
The joint police team from
RSOTG and Calbayog City Police Station led by PSInsp. Shyrile Tan was
armed with an arrest warrant issued by Judge Feliciano P. Aguilar in
Criminal Case number 6833 with recommended bail bond fixed at
P24,000.00.
RSOTG-Samar is a special
police unit organized and deployed by PRO8 to lead in the
implementation of the Secured and Fair Elections (SAFE 2013) program
and augments the local police force in Samar, earlier classified by
the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) as a “priority
area”, in the forthcoming polls.
Since its activation, RSOTG
has arrested 15 most wanted persons, some were members of Private
Armed Groups (PAGs), neutralized two in a shoot-out with one
surrenderee.
The recent accomplishment is
a big boost to the campaign for a peaceful, honest and credible May
elections in Samar, Soria added.