Police to probe burning of records

Police to probe burning of records

MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos has ordered the Philippine
National Police to form a special task force to investigate the
burning of the records of a suburb of this city, a palace
statement said yesterday.

Ramos said the task force should determine "who is the
mastermind" of the fire at the Kalookan City Hall which was set
by seven armed, masked men in military fatigues on Saturday.

The fire destroyed the local offices of the government's audit
commission, including records that would have been used in an
investigation into disbursements by the city government.

Although the town hall is right beside the police station, the
police say they did not notice the masked men going in.