Philippine National Police Have No Official Negotiations Team during raid

Investigation Philippine National Police (PNP) against the action of deadly ambush last August 23 that killed eight tourists Hong Kong, continues.

Yesterday (6 / 9), investigators obtained a new fact. Apparently, PNP has no official negotiating team during the eleven-hour raid.

Quite astonishing facts was submitted by Police Superintendent Orlando Yebra. In the action broadcast live on CNN at the time, members of the Manila Police District serves as chairman of the negotiating team. Yet, everyday, she worked in the legal division of the capital police. "I have no background or any official position that could make me into a negotiator," I Yebra.

However, he had never attended a crisis management training in Australia and the United States (U.S.). One of the training program he attended was about hostage negotiations. Therefore, if needed unity, he is willing to be a negotiator. "I'm just trying to run the task. (Moreover), officially, PNP unit or team does not yet have specific negotiations," he told Agence France-Presse.

As an inspector who has repeatedly followed the crisis management training, in fact, Yebra had proposed the establishment of negotiations in the body of PNP units. "I have suggested since 2007. But, I am proposing that a full proposal was never acted upon," he complained. Until now, he continued, the fate of proposals submitted since three years ago is still unclear.

In the face of the investigation team, Yebra admitted to not getting the support of intelligence at all during the negotiation process. "At that time, there was only one officer who membekingi me. In fact, we were both totally blind about the hostage drama. In fact, after walking several hours of negotiations, we still do not get a picture for sure," he explained about the actions that ambush.

Should, continue Yebra, in such crisis situations, PNP alerting other officers to support. Especially the personnel of the intelligence unit. In addition to intelligence teams, other support is considered crucial Yebra psychologist.

Yebra recognition yesterday adds a long list of errors in action ambush PNP reap harsh criticism of the Beijing and Hong Kong. President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, who had taken over the PNP command ekstrakeras also must work to reform the system and the ranks of police personnel. Also, struggling to restore confidence of foreign travel agents to the security of the Philippines.

Hong Kong canceled. If the condition is not repaired, it will lose the State Malacanang hundreds of thousands of dollars from the tourism sector within three months. "Hong Kong Tourist representing ten percent of the total inbound tourists to the Philippines. While the tourist attractions of China is our largest market," explained the Deputy Minister of Tourism Philippines Simeon P. Marfori in international forums in China.