Al Capone’s descendants FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 09/09/2011

Al Capone’s descendants

FRONTLINE

Ninez Cacho-Olivares

09/09/2011
One common reaction from individuals in the country who have become the subject of the cable leaks is their denial. Another would be claims that, while such may have been true then, it isn’t true now, since changes have been made since.

A WikiLeaks 2005 cable that saw print a few days ago, said to have been sent by the then number two at the US Embassy in Manila, outlined in colorful language what it said was “endemic” corruption within the 117,000-member Philippine National Police (PNP) force.

The PNP was compared to police forces in Al Capone’s Chicago, or 1940s “LA Confidential” Los Angeles.

“Apart from corruption, many cops undertake investigative short cuts that often employ physical abuse, the planting of evidence, and sometimes — allegedly under guidance from local elected officials — the extra-judicial killing of criminal suspects.”.... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110909com2.html