The Tarlac killer cop Jonel Nuezca, the police officer who killed his mother and son neighbors, had six administrative cases filed against him since 2010.
According to the data obtained by GMA News Online from Police Brigadier General Valeriano De Leon, Nuezca was suspended for 10 days in 2010 for reasons not detailed by the authorities.
In 2013, he faced a grave misconduct case, but it was dismissed due to lack of evidence.
In April 2014, the Tarlac killer cop faced less grave neglect of duty for refusing to take a drug test. Records showed that Nuezca had left the testing area without permission from authorities.
In 2016, he faced serious neglect of duty after failing to attend a court hearing as a prosecution witness of a drug case. The case was dropped and closed.
Last year, Nuezca again had grave misconduct (homicide) case filed against him. However, it was dismissed due to a lack of substantial evidence.
Many wonder how the Tarlac killer cop still managed to keep his badge despite the many cases filed against him.
Senator Panfilo Lacson, a former PNP chief said, the PNP should “show no mercy” to Nuezca.
Tarlac killer cop Jonel Nuezca had 6 previous admin cases
“If what’s on video tells the whole story, I enjoin the PNP leadership to show no mercy,” Lacson, a former PNP chief, told ABS-CBN News in a text message.
“They should spare no effort to make sure that he rots in jail. He’s the last policeman that they need in the force,” he said.
Lacson emphasized that “leadership” affects the behavior of police officers.
“I would say, based on my own experience, leadership plays a major role in the behavior and attitude of the rank and file,” he said, without specifying if he was referring to the PNP leadership or the President, who is considered as the commander-in-chief.
“Never too late for the PNP to consider applying this policy, especially when self-discipline is not exactly a virtue among some policemen,” he said, without naming police officials.
The shooting came after PNP chief Debold Sinas ordered them to skip the practice of taping the muzzles of their service firearms as a preventive measure against indiscriminate firing.