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PNP Probes Officer in Bus Fare Dispute as Driver Alleges Arbitrary Detention

Investigators are weighing claims of abuse of a police travel exemption against the officer’s insistence that she acted within the law.

Policía que se negó a pagar pasaje de S/2 y llamó a 7 colegas para detener a chofer tiene dos denuncias por agresión
El abogado de Judith Cuba señala que ella recibe amenazas de muerte en las redes sociales.
José Villafuerte Alata, el conductor que fue detenido tras cobrar pasaje a una mujer policía.

Overview

  • The driver, José Manuel Villafuerte, was taken in handcuffs to the Monserrat station and later released without a formal discharge document, according to his lawyer, who says the bus remains impounded.
  • The PNP Inspectorate opened an inquiry into possible abuse of authority, and a police ombudsman warned that using institutional power to benefit relatives could constitute a very serious offense leading to dismissal.
  • Witnesses and the driver report the subofficer boarded with family and demanded free passage for all, a claim at odds with the commonly personal, on-duty reading of Law No. 26271.
  • The officer’s attorney contends she showed her police ID, relied on the free-pass law, did not summon colleagues to detain the driver, and expects a conviction against him.
  • Media cite two prior aggression complaints against the subofficer, while a viral video and reports of online death threats have intensified scrutiny of the case.