The Philippines' national police chief was yesterday accused of corruption by a senior police official.
Senior Superintendent Eduardo Matillano claimed he had documents to prove the police chief, director-general Hermogenes Ebdane, was pocketing '20 per cent of police funds' with the help of the national police controller.
In an interview with a television network, Mr Matillano said he would make the documents public unless Mr Ebdane resigned. He did not reveal any more details about the documents he claimed to possess. Nor did he say why he was not taking any proof of criminal activity to government investigators.
Mr Ebdane responded to Mr Matillano's threat by sacking him from his post as chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detention Group.
Mr Matillano further alleged that Mr Ebdane's planned revamp of the police service was meant to reward officers who had displayed their loyalty to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and to punish dissenters.
Mr Ebdane had said the overhaul would 'neutralise' rogue policemen as well as shunt aside non-performers.