A Quezon City police officer facing charges of inciting to sedition and cybercrime law violations has undergone a neuropsychiatric examination.
Philippine National Police (PNP) Spokesperson PBGEN Jean Fajardo announced that Patrolman Francis Steve Tallion Fontillas had been subjected to the assessment after the Quezon City Police (QCPD) filed complaints against him before the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office, reported RH 5 Val Gonzales.
In an interview on Dos Por Dos, Fajardo revealed that Fontillas had been required to take the evaluation since February, but failed to comply.
Due to his noncompliance, the QCPD has declared him AWOL, or with an absence without leave status.
“Makikita mo naman at mararamdaman sa kanyang mga pananalita na hindi ito ordinaryong police na gusto lang magpahayag ng kanyang damdamin,” Fajardo said during the interview.
“He is challenging the duly constituted authorities and ito ang tintingnan natin ngayon … at dinodocument natin lahat ‘yan at para ang isang police na patrolman challenging not only the PNP leadership pati na rin ‘yung ating Pangulo, at hindi natin ito mapapalagpas,” she added.
(You can see and feel by his speech that this is not an ordinary police merely expressing his feelings on the matter. He is challenging the duly constituted authorities, which we are looking into … we’re documenting all of it. A police patrolman challenging not only the PNP leadership but also the President, this cannot be ignored.)
According to Fajardo, the results of Fontillas’ test yesterday are relevant to the QCPD, which is currently looking into whether he has a mental problem.
The QCPD subsequently directed its personnel to refrain from posting unauthorized and biased content on their social media accounts, explaining that law enforcement must be apolitical and non-partisan.
Additionally, the agency advised them to remain disciplined and adhere to the highest standards of professionalism in their occupation.
In contrast, Fontillas made at least 10 posts within eight hours. In one of them, he aired concerns regarding the PNP’s organization and grievances against both the police force and the government.
Moreover, Fontillas also posted a photo of his supposed leave of absence form for March 6 to 19, which he claimed had been approved and signed, in response to the QCPD’s statement that he had been AWOL for one week.
