On The Job—based on the true scandal (see below) that rocked the Philippines where prison inmates were contracted by high-level politicians to temporarily leave jail and conduct a series of assassinations before returning to incarceration—delves deep into the inner-workings of hitmen, honest cops, ambitious federal agents, and shady government officials.
Inquirer Global Nation
Inmates of provincial jails are being used as hitmen by certain local officials to get rid of their political rivals, Philippine National Police Director General Jesus Verzosa has disclosed.
Speaking at the assembly on Thursday of the Joint Security Control Center in Camp Bonny Serrano in this city, Verzosa said politicians were able to organize groups of prisoners as their own private armies with the connivance of jail officials. He said the matter was discussed by law enforcement agencies during the national summit on loose firearms last year.
According to the PNP chief, prisoners are not only used as hired goons by politicians to kill their rivals but are also utilized in kidnapping activities and other criminal acts.
While using prisoners as assassins is a cost-effective tactic for politicians, it also makes it more difficult for authorities to solve the crime, Verzosa said.
“After their hit job, the inmates can just go back to their prison cells and escape arrest,” he said.
To thwart crimes involving prisoners, Verzosa ordered an inventory of firearms issued to guards of all detention facilities under the supervision of provincial governments.
Inquirer Global Nation
Inmates of provincial jails are being used as hitmen by certain local officials to get rid of their political rivals, Philippine National Police Director General Jesus Verzosa has disclosed.
Speaking at the assembly on Thursday of the Joint Security Control Center in Camp Bonny Serrano in this city, Verzosa said politicians were able to organize groups of prisoners as their own private armies with the connivance of jail officials. He said the matter was discussed by law enforcement agencies during the national summit on loose firearms last year.
According to the PNP chief, prisoners are not only used as hired goons by politicians to kill their rivals but are also utilized in kidnapping activities and other criminal acts.
While using prisoners as assassins is a cost-effective tactic for politicians, it also makes it more difficult for authorities to solve the crime, Verzosa said.
“After their hit job, the inmates can just go back to their prison cells and escape arrest,” he said.
To thwart crimes involving prisoners, Verzosa ordered an inventory of firearms issued to guards of all detention facilities under the supervision of provincial governments.
