The Office of the Executive Secretary said Tuesday that Winston Casio was relieved as spokesperson of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC).
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin told Palace reporters that Casio was under administrative investigation.
He was also ”ordered to explain actuations in writing.”
This came amid the investigation into his alleged mistreatment of a Filipino national following the raid of the PAOCC in an establishment in Bataan over the weekend.
The footage of the incident has reportedly been circulating on social media.
Casio apologizes
In an interview on Super Radyo dzBB, Casio apologized for slapping one of the workers, saying it was wrong to do so.
“Admittedly naman po mali ako doon sa aking ginawa. Pero sabi ko naman sa explanation letter na binigay ko po kahapon, I’m willing to face the music kasi mali din naman talaga,” he said.
(I admit that what I did was wrong. But I said in my explanation letter that I gave yesterday that I am willing to face the music because it was really wrong of me.)
Casio explained that one of their staff and members of the media were cursed by some Filipino workers of the raided establishment.
He said the media and their staff identified the individual who gave them the finger.
Following this, Casio told the individual that he will charge them with unjust vexation.
“Sabi ko nga, ang binastos mo, hindi ‘yung staff, hindi ‘yung bata. This is a legitimate operation. Nung dinirty finger mo kami, ang dinirty finger mo is the PAOCC… headed by the President of the Republic of the Philippines,” Casio said.
(I told him that he disrespected not the staff, but the operation. This is a legitimate operation. When he gave us the dirty finger, he did that to PAOCC… headed by the President of the Republic of the Philippines.)
However, Casio said the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group appealed to him not to file charges. He then brought the individual to the clinic to talk to him.
“Sabi ko naman doon sa tao, sa Filipino, pare mahinang mag-asawang sampal na lang para hindi ka na namin kasuhan. Willing ka ba doon? Unjust vexation or mahinang mag-asawang sampal?” Casio said.
(I told the Filipino, I could give you a slap so we won’t charge you. Are you will? Do you want to be charged with unjust vexation or hit?)
“Sabi niya, sir ‘yung mag-asawang sampal na lang. Sabi ko pak, pak, okay tapos tayo,” he added.
(He said he preferred being slapped. So I did it and I said, okay, we’re done.)
Casio said he slapped the person three times but not that it was not “strong.”
“Pero at the end of the day, I still apologize. That is erroneous on my part. Dapat po tinuloy ko na lang ‘yung kaso,” he said
(But at the end of the day, I still apologize. That is erroneous on my part. I should have just continued the case.) — RSJ, GMA Integrated News
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