Father files complaint against cops for unlawful detention, perjury

A father in Malabon filed complaints against three policemen with the National Police Commission for arbitrary detention, perjury, and incriminating innocent persons after his son died from leptospirosis following a search for him.

Jayson Dela Rosa was unlawfully detained on suspicion of theft at a 7-Eleven store despite the store not pressing charges; he was instead charged with PD 1602, an illegal gambling offense.

CCTV footage revealed that Dela Rosa was arrested without cause and coerced into admitting to a false charge due to police pressure, according to his lawyer Arnold Valenzuela.

Dela Rosa's son, Dion Angelo 'Gelo' Dela Rosa, contracted leptospirosis while searching for him in floodwaters; he died three days after reuniting with him on July 25.

Kalookan Bishop Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David highlighted the case and urged police to protect their institution from abuse of power by a few officers. On Monday, Jayson Dela Rosa filed an administrative complaint against the police officers involved, alleging 'pangsakto' or wanton arrests to meet arrest quotas.

The family's ordeal began when Jayson Dela Rosa disappeared on July 22, leading his son to search for him through contaminated floodwaters in Metro Manila.