THE Philippine National Police – Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) on Monday announced that it has filed criminal complaints before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against 97 individuals who were involved in the violent protest action last September 21 near Malacañang Palace.
CIDG Director Major Gen. Robert Morico II said the involved protesters were charged with inciting to sedition, conspiracy and proposal to commit sedition, and sedition under the Revised Penal Code.
The charges were filed last Tuesday before the DOJ-National Prosecution Service.
Morico added that another batch of a complaint against at least 40 individuals, including the instigators and financiers of the protest, would also be filed soon.
‘The investigation is continuing and in the next few days, we will be filing again cases against the instigators and supposed people behind the violent incident in Recto and in Mendiola,’ he said.
It can be recalled that some of the protesters attempted to storm Malacañang to show their outrage over the massive corruption in the government’s flood control and other infrastructure projects.
Several policemen were injured after protesters threw rocks, bottles and other objects at them while attempting to break barriers.
Protesters also burned several tires in front of a shipping container used by authorities as a blockage.
The PNP has reportedly issued subpoenas against several student leaders to appear before it for investigation in connection with the September 21 rally.