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Kidnappers exploit political crisis

Posted by: Yvonne Chua | July 23, 2005 at 1:46 pm
Filed under: In the News

KIDNAPPERS appear to be taking advantage of the political turmoil as Metro Manila’s police force has partially shifted its attention from anti-crime activities to securing Malacañang and maintaining order during anti-Arroyo demonstrations.

The Citizens Action Against Crime (CAAC), an anti-crime NGO, has recorded six kidnapping incidents in the capital alone since early June. Three of these have not been reported to the police. Most of the victims are Chinese Filipinos.

Kidnapping had waned under the Arroyo presidency—until now, according to the CAAC.

Two recent incidents occurred near the industrial park in Lawang Bato, Valenzuela, which used to be a popular hunting ground of kidnappers until local businessmen donated two years ago six motorcycles to the Valenzuela police to patrol the area.

Since the political crisis broke in early June, police haven’t been seen patrolling the neighborhood, the CAAC quoted the business community as saying.

A businessman was shot dead and his brother injured when they tried to shake off kidnappers in Valenzuela on July 12.

Three days earlier, a factory owner was seized in the vicinity and released two days at a fastfood restaurant in Quezon City later after payment of a P1.7 million ransom. Kidnappers told the factory owner his neighbor would be the next prey.

The other victims include a 19-year-old college student and a businesswoman who were freed after paying ransom; a Taiwanese national who escaped after several days of captivity; and a businessman who remains in captivity.

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9 people have left comments

tigilan na kasi ang gloriagate investigations eh! para mawala na yang kidnapping na yan!

johnmarzan wrote on July 23, 2005 - 8:22 pm | Visit Link

huh??? i refuse to believe filipinos are this narrow minded!!!

koyobayashi wrote on July 24, 2005 - 12:42 am | Visit Link

Koyobashi, you know how to speak English. How wonderful?

watcher wrote on July 24, 2005 - 8:00 am | Visit Link

like duh?? m filipino po… try reading my other comments…

koyobayashi wrote on July 24, 2005 - 10:21 am | Visit Link

Hmmm, parang election, pag nangangailangan nang pondo ang mga politician, kaliwa’t kanan ang kidnapping… opinion ko lang… di kaya may nangangailangan diyan nang pera na gagamitin on other political needs… pang lagay sa mga kaso kaya o suhol para maging loyal ang mga kaalyado niya…

jdv_jr wrote on July 27, 2005 - 10:37 am | Visit Link

[...] Last July, anti-crime groups had already expressed their alarm at the rising number of kidnapping incidents, which they said was partly the consequence of the police’s preoccupation with monitoring anti-government protests. [...]

INSIDE PCIJ: Stories behind our stories » Hoodlums in uniform wrote on October 3, 2005 - 5:10 pm | Visit Link

[...] The CAAC and MRPO report did not cite any reason for the upsurge in kidnapping incidents. But the two NGOs had earlier said kidnappers appeared to have taken advantage of the political turmoil, especially as Metro Manila’s police force partially shifted its attention from anti-crime activities to securing Malacañang and maintaining order during anti-Arroyo demonstrations. [...]

INSIDE PCIJ: Stories behind our stories » Kidnap incidents up in 2005: anti-crime NGOs wrote on January 3, 2006 - 7:22 pm | Visit Link

For lack of gainnful employment and business opportunities, some enterprising individuals will resort to kidnapping as a profitable alternative. although the risk is a little bit pronounced, desperate people will do desperate deeds much more if there is window of getting away from such. les mis…

naykika wrote on January 5, 2006 - 3:11 pm | Visit Link

[...] The MRPO earlier said the political crisis triggered by the disclosure of the wiretapped conversations between Arroyo and former Elections Commission Virgilio Garcillano on the supposed cheating in the 2004 elections has also drawn the police away from pursuing criminals, including kidnapers. [...]

INSIDE PCIJ: Stories behind our stories » Asia’s kidnap capital wrote on March 18, 2006 - 2:08 pm | Visit Link