After this crooked cop had gotten away with crimes, the law is finally catching up with him.
Just a few weeks ago, Eduardo Acierto savored his 15 minutes of fame, baiting the media with his fake exposé against administration officials, as well as close associates of President Rodrigo Duterte.
He turned out to be a dismissed police colonel who wanted to bail out of a string of foul-ups with the law by covering them up.
The police scalawag was involved in the illegal procurement and licensing of over 1000 AK47 assault rifles that ended up in the hands of the New People’s Army, which the communist guerrillas eventually use to kill policemen and soldiers.
Isn’t that horribly sick?
It transpired during the Aquino administration and Acierto managed to remain in the service and even headed the Philippine National Police anti-drugs illegal drugs special task force based in Camp Crame.
That was when his group perpetrated the abduction-extortion of Korean businessman Jee-ick Joo, whom his group supposedly cold-bloodedly murdered inside Camp Crame in 2017.
And then, Acierto figured in the smuggling of several magnetic metal lifters containing over PHP11 billion worth of crystal meth through the Bureau of Customs.
How did Acierto managed to remain in PNP for so long if his superiors did not tolerate his criminal activities?
Like what Manong Digong said, “Why is this criminal still alive?”
And, the trouble with our justice system is there are many loopholes that allow law offenders to get around it and get away with their crimes.
After being fired from PNP eventually, this Acierto even had the temerity to fabricate stories.
Now, he is on the run with a P10-million bounty on his head. He and his cohorts must be made to pay for their horrible crimes.
Police are also after “Bikoy” after the arrest of a man who uploaded a series of videos accusing the Duterte family of getting millions of pesos in kickbacks from the narcotics trade.
I will not be surprised if Bikoy turns out to be Acierto himself.
The YouTube clips titled "Totoong Narco-list" claim drug money was funneled into the bank accounts of Duterte's son, former Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte, his son-in-law Atty. Manases Carpio and former aide Christopher "Bong" Go.
The suspect, who was served with a search warrant from a Metro Manila court, will be charge "for cyber libel."
Bikoy earlier said Paolo Duterte and Go had on their backs tattoos of a dragon-like figure and the alpha-numeric code of their supposed drug-tainted bank accounts.
Go, a strong contender for senator in the upcoming May 13 polls, recently took off his shirt to show he has no tattoo. The younger Duterte, meanwhile, is building up suspense until he decides to bare his back.
I wonder if Bikoy, who I said could be Acierto, has the controversial dragon tattoo himself.
