Philippine police officer sentenced to four years in prison for teen’s killing | Video

Novatas City, Feb 27 (EFE/EPA).- A Philippine court on Tuesday sentenced a policeman to four years in prison for the murder of a 17-year-old teenager during an operation, a case that highlights police violence in the Philippines in recent years.

The judge in Navotas Court, a town northwest of the metropolis of Manila, convicted former officer Gerry Maliban, who admitted to shooting Jerhode Baltazar on August 2 in Navotas, of manslaughter, the Philippine News Agency reported.

Maliban and five other officers were searching for a murder suspect when they encountered Baltazar and another person on a boat and ordered them to stop. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA).

SHOT LIST: PHILIPPINE POLICE OFFICERS ON TRIAL FOR THEIR ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN THE MURDER OF A 17-YEAR-OLD TEENAGER IN AUGUST 2023 LEAVE A COURTROOM, IN NAVOTAS CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES.

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Date: 27/02/2024 07:10 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Crime, law and justice » Punishment
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 134 seconds
Reference: 7001340115
Relevance: Normal