Secrecy discipline is key when pursuing a high-profile target or handling a sensitive live case, unless disinformation is needed to flush the quarry into the open, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Sunday.
Lacson issued the reminder amid continuing government efforts to find and arrest Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, days after the one-week deadline for his surrender had lapsed.
In Filipino: Lacson: ‘Secrecy Discipline’ Susi sa Paghahanap sa mga High-Profile na Target
“SSSHHH… : When pursuing a high-profile target or handling a sensitive live case, secrecy discipline is key – unless disinformation is necessary to flush the quarry into the open,” he said in a post on X.
The PNP intensified its manhunt for Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa after the one-week surrender ultimatum given by PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. lapsed last Friday.
Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla earlier announced a P50-million bounty for information leading to dela Rosa’s arrest.
Lacson, who headed the Philippine National Police from 1999 to 2001 and who was dela Rosa’s superior at the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force, noted that authorities should not immediately publicize “solid” information that could help solve a case until after the operation is completed.
He added that sensitive information should be disclosed ahead of time only as a deliberate strategy to flush out the quarry.
Dela Rosa is the subject of an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court in connection with the Duterte administration’s war on drugs. He stopped attending Senate sessions late last year.
He briefly resurfaced last May 11 to vote for Alan Peter Cayetano as Senate president, but fled the Senate premises during a shooting incident two days later.
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Lacson: ‘Secrecy Discipline’ Susi sa Paghahanap sa mga High-Profile na Target
Mahalaga ang pagpapanatili ng “secrecy discipline” sa paghahanap sa mga high-profile na target o paghawak sa mga sensitibong kasong “live” o aktibo pang iniimbestigahan, maliban kung kailangan ang disinformation upang mapalabas ang target at mahuli ito, ayon kay Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson nitong Linggo.
Nagpaalala si Lacson habang nagpapatuloy ang pagsisikap ng pamahalaan na hanapin at arestuhin si Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, ilang araw matapos lumampas ang isang linggong palugit na ibinigay sa kanya upang sumuko.
“SSSHHH… : When pursuing a high-profile target or handling a sensitive live case, secrecy discipline is key – unless disinformation is necessary to flush the quarry into the open,” saad niya sa kanyang post sa X.
Pinaigting ng Philippine National Police (PNP) ang paghahanap kay Dela Rosa matapos lumampas noong Biyernes ang isang linggong ultimatum na ibinigay sa kanya ni PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. upang sumuko.
Nauna rito, nag-anunsyo si Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla ng P50-milyong pabuya para sa impormasyong hahantong sa pagkakaaresto kay Dela Rosa.
Si Lacson, na namuno sa Philippine National Police mula 1999 hanggang 2001 at naging nakatataas ni Dela Rosa sa Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force, ay nagpunto na hindi dapat agad isapubliko ng mga awtoridad ang mga “solid” na impormasyong makatutulong sa paglutas ng isang kaso hangga’t hindi pa natatapos ang operasyon.
Dagdag niya, dapat lamang ilabas nang mas maaga ang sensitibong impormasyon kung bahagi ito ng isang sadyang estratehiya upang mapalabas at mahuli ang target.
May arrest warrant laban kay Dela Rosa mula sa International Criminal Court kaugnay ng kampanya kontra droga ng administrasyong Duterte. Hindi na siya dumadalo sa mga sesyon ng Senado mula noong huling bahagi ng nakaraang taon.
Muli siyang nagpakita noong Mayo 11 upang bumoto kay Alan Peter Cayetano bilang Senate President, ngunit tumakas mula sa bakuran ng Senado sa gitna ng isang insidente ng pamamaril makalipas ang dalawang araw.
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