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Police urged to file more cases vs ex-cop in viral road rage

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<div><em>Courtesy of TeleRadyo Serbisyo</em></div><p>MANILA — Lawyer Raymond Fortun on Friday urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to file more cases against Wilfredo Gonzales, a former cop who was caught on a viral video slapping and wielding a firearm against an unarmed cyclist in Quezon City last month.</p><p>Fortun said he believes that the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/29/23/ex-cop-in-road-rage-incident-faces-alarm-and-scandal-raps-from-qcpd" target="_blank">alarm and scandal case</a> filed by the Quezon City police against Gonzales was lacking, citing its lighter penalty.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/09/05/23/ex-cop-insists-cyclist-slapped-car-with-gloved-hand-photo-shows-otherwise">Ex-cop insists cyclist slapped car with gloved hand; photo shows otherwise</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/05/23/gun-toting-driver-in-viral-road-rage-im-a-victim-too">Gun-toting driver in viral road rage: &#x27;I am a victim, too&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Kung titingnan natin ang ating CCTV footage meron pa pong ibang mga krimen na sa pananaw ko po ay nakamit,&quot; Fortun told TeleRadyo Serbisyo.</p><p>&quot;Unang-una, ‘yung frustrated homicide tapos slander by deed, ‘yung pananampal, pambabatok, and then ‘yung grave threats. Obvious naman na naglabas siya ng baril at kinasa pa ito,&quot; he added.</p><p>A barangay official said this week that Gonzales had faced multiple complaints for <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/05/23/ex-cop-in-road-rage-video-strangled-another-motorist-barangay-official" target="_blank">alleged violence</a>, threats, and intimidation.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/31/23/gun-toting-ex-cop-in-viral-road-rage-shouldve-been-arrested-ncrpo-chief">Gun-toting ex-cop in viral road rage should have been arrested, says NCRPO chief</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/05/23/bullied-cyclist-appeals-for-tougher-law-on-bike-lanes-dapat-irespeto-nila">Bullied cyclist appeals for tougher law on bike lanes: &#x27;Dapat irespeto nila&#x27;</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TVpxGhq383w?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Atty. Raymond Fortun urged the police to file more cases against the former cop in a viral video who slapped and wielded a firearm against a cyclist.