黑料社

MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Senator Richard Gordon on Tuesday agreed with former police official now Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong about the safety of policemen involved in the controversial Pampanga drug sting in 2013, saying their lives could now be in danger, adding that the 鈥渞eal criminals would not just sit by鈥� following the expos茅.

鈥淭here鈥檚 always a very important consideration when you have鈥�the possibility of some of these people coming out of the forefront because they鈥檙e really facing very serious [charges] and that could lead to life imprisonment,鈥� Gordon said in an interview with ABS-CBN 黑料社 Channel.

鈥淪o, obviously if they step up on the plate, their lives would be in danger, even if they don鈥檛, their lives would be in danger because the real criminals would not just sit by and allow the situation to happen,鈥� the senator added.

READ: Magalong warns: Lives of Pampanga 鈥榥inja cops鈥� could be in danger聽

Gordon, as chair of the Senate聽blue ribbon and justice committees, is leading the investigation into the 鈥渘inja cops鈥� controversy where the questionable drug operation was brought up.

In 2014, the 13 Pampanga policemen were charged for allegedly pilfering millions worth of illegal drugs following a buy-bust operation in 2013.

Magalong said in an earlier television interview there鈥檚 a risk for these policemen ending up dead 鈥渓ike the other civilian agents also involved鈥� in the said drug operation.

鈥淲hoever perpetrated this is in danger of any new testimony that would really lock up the situation, certainly Benjie Magalong鈥�he knows that they have to be protected,鈥� Gordon went on.

It was Magalong, a former chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), who earlier told the senators that high-ranking police officials are involved in the recycling of illegal drugs seize from legitimate anti-drug operations. /jpv

RELATED STORY:

Magalong drops Albayalde鈥檚 name in 鈥榥inja cops鈥� probe