The gunman killed in one of the Philippines' deadliest hostage incidents was a decorated ex-policeman depressed over his sacking for various alleged crimes, his family said.
Ex-chief inspector Rolando Mendoza was once named one of the country's top 10 police officers and had served as head of Manila's Mobile Patrol Unit, the force's frontline group dealing with the city's street crimes.
He graduated from the Philippine College of Criminology in the early 1980s, before joining the force as a young lieutenant and later rising through the ranks, his service record showed.
Mendoza's downward spiral began in 2008 when a chef accused him of framing him over a drugs charge to extort money. more
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PJL 24th August 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
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