00:00 I'm a bad person.
00:03 It wouldn't have happened if I didn't defend myself.
00:09 Police records show Wilfredo Gonzalez was dismissed from service not just once, but twice.
00:17 He was caught in a viral video while assaulting and cocking his loaded firearm on a cyclist near Welcome Rotonda, Quezon City on August 8.
00:26 Based on police files, then PO3 Gonzalez was dismissed from service in 2006 after he was charged administratively for grave misconduct, simple misconduct, and conduct unbecoming of police officer.
00:40 He was reinstated after he appealed his case before the National Police Commission or NAPOLCOM in 2012.
00:47 His penalty was lowered to demotion by one rank.
00:50 He faced another administrative case which led to his dismissal.
00:55 CNN Philippines is still trying to get Gonzalez's comment.
00:58 I think grave threat as basis for his dismissal.
01:03 Grave misconduct for gun-topping and oral defamation.
01:08 He was dismissed June 7, 2018.
01:12 The main cause of the problem, Gonzalez allegedly failed to follow traffic rules when he drove along the bike lane.
01:20 The disagreement further escalated when he became violent.
01:24 The two parties initially reached an agreement not to press charges.
01:28 But lawyer and cyclist Raymond Fortun, who was able to communicate with the victim, says the bicycle rider was forced to sign the agreement.
01:37 In their last conversation, Fortun says the victim has no plans of filing criminal complaints because of his fear for his and his family's safety.
01:47 Practically the whole country is behind him, in support of him, praying for him.
01:55 And I am praying that he will change his mind.
01:59 Because of the viral video of the incident, the PNP revoked Gonzalez's license to own and use firearms.
02:06 They also filed alarms and scandal charges against the former police officer.
02:10 The problem, there is no private complainant and witness in the case.
02:15 We need more evidence if there are additional witnesses from the cycling community, including attorney Fortun, who can give a statement.
02:23 So that our case can be bolstered.
02:25 Please come forward, help us, because the police cannot do this, we are the only ones.
02:29 I'm trying to be hopeful about it.
02:32 Probably the person who uploaded the video will later surface, will change his mind, and will now stand as witness.
02:39 I have very serious doubts as a litigation lawyer on whether the video on its own can be the basis for a conviction.
02:48 The Land Transportation Office, or LTO, meanwhile slapped Gonzalez with a 90-day preventive suspension on his driver's license pending the investigation.
02:57 George Cahiles, CNN Philippines.
