A prominent businessman based in Batangas is asking the Philippine National Police to conduct an investigation on himself.
In a letter addressed to PNP Director-General Oscar Abayalde, businessman Allan Fajardo said that he is a legitimate businessman in Batangas Province, and this can be verified by reputable citizens of the said province.
According to a letter signed by Attys. Ferdinand Topacio and Atty. Joselito Lomangaya, Fajardo’s counsels, their client is a victim of a disinformation campaign where Fajardo was being named as the leader of a criminal syndicate allegedly called the ‘Fajardo Group,’ which is supposedly involved in guns-for-hire and illegal drugs.
Fajardo added that certain police officials have formulated a ‘matrix’ which appear to show the members of the said group, and he himself has been the subject of harassment such as the police searching his house and filing baseless charges against him.
But Fajardo said that all of the cases against him have already been dismissed by the courts and as of now, there is not one case pending against him in court. Worse, Fajardo added, two members whose names appear in the matrix have been killed under mysterious circumstances.
Fajardo vehemently denied that he is involved in any illegal activities, and added that as head of the ‘Mayor’s Anti-Crime Group,’ or MAC-G in Tanauan, Batangas, he was directly responsible for the arrest of many criminals, including drug pushers
Fajardo also claimed that the said ‘matrix’ is a fabrication of some police officials due to personal animosity against him due to a series of lawsuits in the past.
In his letter, Fajardo expressed fears that due to the recent killing of Tanauan Mayor Antonio Halili, his being linked to a fictitious crime organization is a way to justify a planned assassination.
Because of this, Fajardo is requesting Albayalde to thoroughly investigate him in order to determine the existence of the so-called ‘Fajardo Group’ so that he may once and for all clear his name.
According to Fajardo’s lawyers, they are confident that their client is innocent, that is why they are voluntarily offering to be investigated, as long as their rights under the laws are respected, such as the right to counsel, to confront the witnesses against them and to examine the evidence.