Inatasan ng Department of Transportation (DoTr) ang Office for Transportation Security (OTS) na maghain ng kaso laban sa isang security screening personnel na sangkot umano sa insidente ng paglunok ng $300 bill na ninakaw mula sa pasahero ng Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
Sa pahayag DOTr nitong Huwebes, Setyembre 21, nagpahayag ng pagkadismaya si DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista sa naturang insidente ng umano’y baggage theft noong Setyembre 8 sa Terminal 1 ng NAIA.
“Sec. Jaime J. Bautista expressed frustration and dismay at the incident at NAIA that the Secretary was recently trying to promote among potential foreign investors who may want to operate and maintain the country's main gateway,” pahayag ng DOTr.
“The Secretary further directed Undersecretary for Legal Atty. Reinier Yebra to assist in filing the complaints against those determined to have connived in stealing from the handcarried bag of a Chinese passenger,” dagdag pa nito.
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Matapos namang magsagawa ng imbestigasyon, inirekomenda umano ng OTS kay Bautista na magsagawa ng legal at administratibong aksyon laban sa security screener na nakuhanan sa CCTV na tila lumulunok ng ninakaw na dolyar na nagkakahalaga ng $300 para itago ang ebidensya.
“The Secretary has authorized imposing the maximum penalty to those found guilty to demonstrate the Department's determined push to rid NAIA as well as other attached agencies of scalawags,” saad ng DOTr.
Samantala, kinondena ni Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) officer-in-charge Bryan Co ang naturang insidente at binigyang-diin na wala umanong lugar sa NAIA ang “airport frontliners” na nagpapawalang-bisa sa kanilang pagsisikap na mapabuti ang antas ng serbisyo ng airport.
“We trust the leadership of the Office for Transportation Security. Their immediate request for viewing of the CCTV footage shortly after the incident happened, is a manifestation of their resolve to take quick action against erring personnel,” ani Co.
“We believe that they are doing what is necessary to police their ranks and protect the reputation of the greater majority of frontliners who remain true to their oath of office,” saad pa niya.
