Rep Paolo Duterte condemns PNP-CIDG, SAF for alleged harassment

Davao City first district Representative Paolo Duterte condemned on Wednesday night what he called harassment by the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and the Special Action Force (SAF).

In a statement to media, Rep. Duterte accused certain police officials of abandoning their duty to uphold justice for personal or financial gain and claimed that 90 personnel from the SAF and 30 from the CIDG arrived in Davao City.

He warned that accountability would come through 'the very forces of justice' that law enforcers have turned their backs on, stating that the real criminals are being ignored while some higher-ranking officials seem to have sold their integrity.

Rep. Duterte's team has been documenting events and identifying those involved in the alleged harassment, while the Philippine National Police spokesperson denied such allegations at a press briefing.

The controversy could lead to further scrutiny of police operations in Mindanao according to legal and political analysts.