DUMAGUETE City, the capital of Negros Oriental, is one of the top tourist destinations in the country. It is popularly known as the “City of Gentle People.” Businessman Dan Keener, a former US military man, who has lived in the Philippines for nearly 10 years, is among the millions around the globe who was smitten by the charm of the city in Central Visayas. Keener has never been so confident and secure staying in Dumaguete till he was arrested by policemen on December 18, 2014 for alleged drunk driving, and thereafter found out that not all the people in the city are gentle after all. He was jailed and, worse, beaten black and blue. In his affidavit, Keener said it all started when the motorcycle he was driving was bumped by one Marlo Villaflores. That afternoon, Keener was formally charged, not for driving under the influence of liquor but for resistance and serious disobedience to a person in authority and slight oral defamation of a police officer. But before the case was filed, he claimed that Supt. James Gofort, then the city’s police chief, told him that he would be set free if he shelled out some money. “But when I refused, I was beaten [by Gofort]that resulted in serious injuries,” Keener told The Manila Times in an interview. The case was eventually dismissed after Gofort, the witnesses and a team of special prosecutors failed to appear before the court during the hearing. On May 22, 2015, Keener filed counter-charges against Gofort for physical injury, arbitrary detention and grave threat but the charges were dismissed right after a preliminary hearing on July23, 2015. ‘Impunity is the air that corruption breathes’ - The Manila Times Online
I wonder if the prosecutors that didn't show up to the original case had anything to do with putting together Keener's counter charges?
