Suspect in Gingoog attack nabbed by PSupt Ronnie Francis Cariaga
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Joint police and army troopers arrested a suspect in the attack of former Gingoog Mayor Ruth Guingona and her convoy.
The joint operation was made at about 12:30 nn on August 10 by virtue of an arrest warrant issued by Judge Mirabeau A. Undalok of Branch 43, Regional Trial Court 10, Gingoog City for the crimes of double murder and multiple frustrated murder. No bail was recommended for the temporary liberty of the arrested suspect. Police Regional Office (PRO)-10 identified the suspect as Reynaldo Agcopra, also known as Commander Tarik of the New People’s Army (NPA). Commander Tarik was one of the accused during the attack of Mayor Guingona last April 20 at Binakalan FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2013
Village, Gingoog City, a month before the 2013 synchronized national and local elections. Meanwhile, Mayor Guingona and her convoy traveled from a nearby village back to the city when they were attacked, resulting in her serious injury, death of her two trusted workers, and injury of one of the responding police officers who were part of her convoy. PRO-10 will continue to play its support role to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in pursuing and tracking down the insurgents, cited PCSupt Catalino B. Rodriguez Jr, PRO10 Regional Director. According to PCSupt. Rodriguez, PRO-10 has since launched manhunt operations on all suspected rebels who were charged in court for their involvement in many different atrocities that caused the loss of human lives and damage to properties.
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