NCRPO starts tracing convicts freed through GCTA
Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2019 06:47:29 +0000
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has started sorting out the names of convicted criminals who were freed under the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) Law but were ordered to be put back in jail.
NCRPO chief Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said they are now identifying which among the GCTA-freed convicts are residents of Metro Manila, or have last known address and relatives living in the metropolis.
“What we have are the initial list so far, and this is what we are currently working on to facilitate the compliance on President Duterte’s order to have them all accounted,” said Eleazar.
Eleazar was the one tasked by the Philippine National Police (PNP) leadership to coordinate with the BuCor to obtain the copy of the almost 2,000 convicts freed under GCTA.
As soon as 15-day period lapses, police tracker teams are expected to be deployed across the country to start the manhunt.
On the part of the NCRPO, Eleazar said that they will sort out the list by police districts. The lists will then be distributed to the five district directors who in turn are expected to tap the precinct and station commanders in running after the freed convicts.
But Eleazar was quick to clarify that the operation to arrest the freed convicts will start after the 15-day period given by President Duterte for them to surrender.
As soon as the period lapses, police forces are expected to start the operation.
For the manhunt, Eleazar said their priority are the freed convicts who faced heinous crime, particularly those related to illegal drugs.
The NCRPO chief, on the other hand, has already instructed police commanders and station commanders to start coordinating with barangay officials for the identification of the freed convicts possibly under their communities.
Eleazar said the purpose is to encourage the convicts and their relatives to surrender and as a way of early preparations in
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