Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Guillermo Eleazar ordered Internal Affairs Service to immediately initiate summary dismissal proceedings against five cops who allegedly kidnapped and killed online seller Nadia Casar in Nueva Ecija.
The PNP identified the following police officers who are linked to the kidnapping and killing of victim Nadia Casar:
- Police Staff Sergeant Benedict Matias Reyes of Sta. Rosa Municipal Police Station
- Police Staff Sergeant June Malillin of Palayan City Police Station
- Police Corporal Julius Alcantara of Nueva Ecija Provincial Police Office Drug Enforcement Unit
- Police Master Sergeant Rowen Martin of Cabanatuan City Police Station
- Police Staff Sergeant Drextemir Esmundo of Cabiao Municipal Police Station
Two civilians Franklin Macapagal and Dario Robarios were also considered suspects, according to the PNP.
The Department of Justice already filed a case against the suspects in the kidnap-slay case.
The PNP chief ordered the Anti-Kidnapping Group and the Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group to conduct manhunt operations against the three suspects who remain at large.
“Mariin nating kinokondena ang pangyayaring ito. Sinisiguro ko sa inyong masisibak sa serbisyo at pananagutin natin sa batas ang lahat ng pulis na sangkot sa pagdukot at pagpatay kay Nadia Casar,” Eleazar said.
Eleazar wants 5 cops involved in death of Nadia Casar dismissed
(We strongly condemn this incident. I assure you that all the police involved in the kidnapping and killing of Nadia Casar will be dismissed from service and held accountably.)
Based on the statement of Grab driver “Mark,” Nadia Casar allegedly delivered something on July 20 to Franklin Macapagal in Sta. Rosa, Nueva Ecija.
They also left immediately after the transaction, but they were stopped by five armed men aboard a pick-up and two motorcycles while traveling.
Armed men then alighted and kidnapped Nadia Casar and the Grab driver and were taken to a safehouse in Palayan City.
The Grab driver told the police that he overheard one of the suspects ordering the victim to ask her family for a huge amount of money in exchange for her release.
The driver was later released the following day while the victim’s relatives sought the assistance of the AKG.
He then reported the incident to the Sta. Rosa Municipal Police Station in Nueva Ecija, where he saw the group of police officers involved in the crime.
Authorities later found the remains of the burned Nadia Casar at Sitio Pinagpala, Brgy. Imelda Valley, Palayan City, Nueva Ecija.
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