The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on Wednesday lodged a criminal complaint against a motorist and his brother for assaulting one of its traffic constables last August 11.
MMDA officials lodged a complaint for direct assault against Robert Blair Carabuena and his brother Robert Benjamin before the Quezon City Prosecutor's Office, radio dzBB's Divine Caraecle reported.
Both brothers were charged as principals for the assault on traffic constable Saturnino Fabros, MMDA traffic discipline office head Yves Gonzalez said on his Twitter account.
The MMDA also sought to revoke Blair's license, and demanded a public apology from him.
In a statement on the MMDA's Facebook page, MMDA chairman Francis Tolentino "condemn(ed) to the highest degree the physical assault" by Blair on Fabros, who Tolentino said was just doing his job.
A video aired on television and posted online showed Fabros being berated and hit by Blair.
"Mr. Fabros was just doing his job dutifully as a traffic enforcer. The actions of Mr. Robert Blair Carabuena showed total disregard for a person of authority and a blatant disrespect for the law," Tolentino said.
"A public apology is demanded from Mr. Carabuena, not only for Mr. Fabros, but for the entire Authority, which he unjustly and intentionally offended," he added.
Tolentino promised to give "all support" to Fabros in his search for justice in the proper court.
"Keep in mind that this incident should not have happened in the first place. Nonetheless, I trust that this unfortunate spectacle shall become an example for all motorists on how to behave and conduct themselves," he said. –KG, GMA News
source: gmanetwork.com
