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CIDG,
LTO men
in armed clash
Confrontation arises from arrest of asset
A
team leader of the regional Land Transportation Office flying
squad was disarmed Thursday by the chief of the Criminal Investigation
& Detection Group after a heated altercation over a CIDG
asset who was arrested for a traffic violation.
The
LTO flying squad was patrolling along the city's highways
for violation of traffic rules and regulations when the incident
happened.
CIDG
Bohol chief Germano Mallari admitted having poked a gun on
Ronald Lim, team leader of the LTO regional office after the
asset was arrested for driving without license. The poking
incident took place at the LTO office in Dampas district,
this city. The CIDG asset was also found to have driven a
an unregistered motorcycle.
The
asset identified as Ruben Butalid, age unknown, was found
driving without license when he was accosted by the flying
squad team leader.
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His
motorcycle was impounded by the LTO men.
According
to Mallari, he poked his gun on Lim to make sure that
the LTO officer would not beat him to the draw. The
LTO man was also armed.
Subsequent
interviews showed that Mallari, after poking his gun
on Lim, also succeeded in disarming him. Mallari said
he disarmed Lim after he learned that the flying squad
team leader was posing as a CIDG agent.
Lim,
however, denied that he was a CIDG impostor.
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It
was the CIDG asset who told Mallari about Lim's impersonification.
This angered Mallari and lost no time in tracking down Lim.
When confronted, Lim denied having posed as a CIDG agent.
What he said when he collared the unlicensed CIDG asset was
that he knew of several CIDG men in Bohol.
Although
Lim appeared to have made up with his CIDG tormentor, there
were reports circulated around that his superiors in Cebu
were contemplating to bring their case before the Office of
the Ombudsman.
Meanwhile,
Deputy Provincial Police Director Abner Catalla tried to broker
a settlement between the two warring officials. According
to both Lim and Mallari, they were summoned to appear before
the office of Catalla to settle their differences. (With reports
from Sen Guingguing)
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