JAKARTA - The president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has sacked his country's police chief General Nicolas Torre Tuesday 26 August.
Citing AP, Nicolas has a record of leading the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte on the orders of the International Criminal Court.
He is also the leader of television arrests, Apollo Carreon Quiboloy, an FBI fugitive on suspicion of child sex trafficking.
The Philippine Executive Secretary, Lucas Bersamin, did not mention the reason for the dismissal of Nicolas, who heads 232,000 national police personnel in his country.
Nicolas became the Philippines' national police chief based on Marcos' appointment in May 2025 with a proper period of service until 2027.
For this dismissal, Nicolas was replaced by another senior police general, Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. who was sworn in today.
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