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Head of PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group relieved pending investigation
Police Colonel Elmer Ragay, acting director of the PNP-Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG), has been administratively relieved pending investigation.
The relief order, effective February 28, was issued by PNP chief Police General Rommel Marbil following the kidnapping of a Chinese international student in Taguig City.
The investigation will scrutinize why the PNP-AKG did not conduct the rescue and if suspects were apprehended.
A syndicate previously involved with a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) is suspected of being behind the kidnapping of the 14-year-old student, who was rescued on February 25.
Authorities believe the suspected mastermind, Wang Dan Yu, is also linked to past kidnappings of foreign nationals.
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Police Colonel Elmer Ragay, acting director of the PNP-Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG), was initially relieved from his post due to questions surrounding the rescue of a 14-year-old Chinese student.
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Police Colonel Elmer Ragay has been reinstated as the acting director of the Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) after his administrative relief was nullified by the Philippine National Police (PNP).
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A 14-year-old Chinese student from the British School Manila was rescued in Parañaque City after being kidnapped on February 20 in Taguig City.
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the police to pursue a criminal syndicate formerly involved in Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) operations, responsible for the kidnapping of an international student in Taguig City.
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A total of 40 kidnapping cases have been recorded by the Philippine National Police-Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG) since January 2024.
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