Naglabas ng kaniyang saloobin si Sen Panfilo "Ping" Lacson hinggil sa pagkakasibak kay Police Major Gen. Nicolas Torre III bilang hepe ng Philippine National Police (PNP), "effectively immediately."

to ay batay sa memorandum ni Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin, na inisyu noong Lunes, Agosto 25.

Nakasaad sa liham: "You are hereby relieved as Chief, PNP effective immediately."

"For the continuous and efficient delivery of public services in the PNP, you are hereby directed to ensure proper turnover of all matters, documents and information relative to your office."

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Hindi naman binanggit ni Bersamin ang dahilan ng pagsibak kay Torre.

Matatandaang noong Hunyo 2, nanumpa si Torre bilang 31st Chief ng PNP sa Camp Crame sa Quezon City, sa pangunguna ni Pangulong Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr.

Sa website naman ni Lacson, mababasa ang kaniyang pananaw tungkol dito, na may pamagat na "On the Relief of P/Gen. Nicolas Torre III as PNP Chief," na inilathala ngayong araw ng Martes, Agosto 26.

Mababasa, "P/Gen. Nicolas Torre III acted 'beyond his authority' of unilaterally relieving his second-in-command, P/Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr."

"Normally, the designation (and relief) of the members of the PNP Command Group – Deputy for Administration, Deputy for Operations, and Chief, Directorial Staff should be cleared with the President or at least the ex-officio Chairman of the National Police Commission (Napolcom), and the Secretary of Interior and Local Government."

"Even when former President Joseph Estrada gave me the blanket authority to run and manage the PNP during my time as Chief, PNP, I did not exercise absolute authority over the designations of the members of the Command Group."

"Having said that, the relief of P/Gen. Torre is the sole prerogative of the President of the Philippines."

"What is important at this point is a smooth transition and transfer of command and authority so as not to hamper the overall mission of the PNP to continue maintaining peace and order for the benefit of the people whom they have sworn to “serve and protect," aniya pa.

Si P/Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. ang itinalagang hepe ng PNP na siyang pumalit kay Torre, epektibo ngayong araw ng Martes.

Bago naging senador ay naging hepe muna ng PNP si Lacson mula 1999 hanggang 2001.

Samantala, wala pang inilalabas na opisyal na pahayag ang Palasyo hinggil sa pagkaka-relieve kay Torre.

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