Kauswagan Mayor brutally torture the cattle rustling suspect
Mastermind suspect Elvin Sanchez |
Iligan City (April 3, 2015) –
Cattle rustling suspect was brutally tortured by Mayor Rommel Arnado of
Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte. This was revealed by the suspect-victim Elvin
Sanchez a resident of Purok 4, Poblacion, Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte. Sanchez,
a farmer with 6 children and separated from his wife said that he was arrested
by police on March 30, 2015 at around 11:00 O’clock in the morning in Barangay Poblacion
of Kauswagan due to the alleged of being a cattle rustling mastermind. Police
authorities said, a certain Marvin Ruben was arrested on the evening of March
29 in Napo, Linamon, Lanao del Norte bringing and walk with him a cattle along
the road. Upon reaching the paramilitary checkpoint, Ruben was apprehended and
interrogated on who was the owner of the cattle he brings, but no answer was
found and it was the reason for the arrest of Ruben and he was turnover to the
Linamon police, then the Linamon police turnover him to the Kauswagan police. Police
authorities said Ruben pinpointed a certain Elvin Sanchez as the mastermind of
the cattle rustling in Kauswagan. Immediately the Kauswagan police manhunted
Sanchez and was able to arrest the latter and detained in Kauswagan police
detention cell.
Sanchez pointed injuries in his feet |
On the evening of March 31, at
around 8:00 O’clock in the evening, Sanchez said that Mayor Rommel Arnado
arrived at the police station to investigate Sanchez about the cattle rustling case
inside the office of the Kauswagan chief of police. Another suspect Marvin
Ruben was also included in that meeting. Sanchez said that Arnado repeatedly
asked questions to him on where was the carabao dispersed from the government
given to his brother as beneficiary from the Department of Agriculture (DA), which
was previously missing prior to the recent cattle rustling incident. Sanchez
said that he was accused of inside job by the people of cattle rustling whose farm animal owned by his brother but he denied of doing it and he further denied participation of the series of cattle rustling cases in
Kauswagan. Sanchez said when Arnado asked Ruben about the cattle rustling cases,
Ruben pointed to Sanchez as the mastermind and had participation in all the
series of cattle rustling in Kauswagan. Sanchez said that Ruben also mentioned
a certain Alex Limbo as the Boss of Sanchez. Sanchez said that he knew Marvin Ruben
and Alex Limbo but not so much friends as they are. Sanchez questioning his arrest because Ruben was a liar accusing him his participation and he had no knowledge about the crime. Sanchez said that only Ruben should deserved to be arrested because he was caught in the act and not to include him. Sanchez said anybody can easily accused any person of a certain crime but need to be proven. Sanchez said he was in their farm in upper Bagumbayan during the time Ruben was arrested. Sanchez said that he till their lands of almost 3 hectares. Sanchez said Arnado irked
to him of answering questions deniably. He said that Arnado pulled out a solid round
rattan stick and strike him several times forced him to admit the cases of
cattle rustling.
Sanchez pointed injuries in his ear |
Sanchez pointed his injuries in his head |
Sanchez said that Arnado hit
him the rattan stick in many parts of his body, suffered injuries in his foot, hands and head and
he collapsed caused him landed in a hospital at the Gregorio T. Lluch Memorial
Hospital in Iligan City. Sanchez said the hazing was happened in the evening of
March 31 and he was admitted in the hospital on the following day of April 1 because
he was already very weak. He said that the police personnel brought him to the
hospital. Police authorities said that Marvin Ruben is vital witness to the
case against Sanchez together with the owner of the cattle pressing charges of
thief against Sanchez and Ruben and the case was already filed in court for
inquest proceedings. Police authorities added that whenever there was complaint
on cases of thief on livestock and farm animals in Kauswagan the name of
Sanchez will always mentioned as suspect but they cannot arrest Sanchez due to
lack of evidences. Sanchez and his family said that they will file charges
against Mayor Arnado of torturing him inside the police station office. Human
rights advocates said that Mayor Arnado was violating the anti-torture law and
the human rights law against Elvin Sanchez. Sanchez added that Police personnel
had nothing to do of torturing him inside the police station office. Sanchez is
now on recovery stage in the hospital suffering from trauma, said that the first hearing of the
case against him is on April 10, 2015.
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