Quezon RTC orders arrest of Marantan, 12 other cops
  • 5 years ago
MANILA - Gumaca, Quezon Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 61 Judge Maria Chona Pulgar-Navarro has ordered on Friday the arrest of 13 policemen, led by Supt Hansel Marantan, charged for the bloody Atimonan shooting incident in January. No bail was recommended. Multiple murder charges were filed by the Dept of Justice (DOJ) against the policemen on Thursday, after it affirmed the findings of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) that the joint checkpoint operation last January 6 was a rubout, and not a shootout as claimed by Marantan's group. The incident left 13 people, on board 2 SUVs, dead. Charged with Marantan are the following: C/Insp Grant Gollod S/Insp John Paolo Carracedo S/Insp Timoteo Orig SPO3 Joselito De Guzman SPO1 Carlo Cataquiz SPO1 Arturo Sarmiento PO3 Eduardo Oronan PO2 Nelson Indal PO2 Al BhazarJailani PO1 Wryan Sardea PO1 Rodel Talento aka Rodel Tolentino ANC, September 20, 2013