A fifth senior officer was suspended as pressure mounted on the Philippine government and police who have admitted mistakes in the handling of Monday's hostage-taking by disgruntled sacked policeman Rolando Mendoza.
Manila's police chief Leocadio Santiago said on Friday a senior officer who joined the SWAT assault without permission had been suspended.
'We all saw him on TV. He was in the area but he was not supposed to be there,' Santiago told reporters, as he explained the reasons for suspending Superintendent Nelson Yabut.
Sup Nelson Yabut, pictured at another incident
The siege was broadcast live on television and viewers around the world saw Yabut joining the SWAT personnel without wearing a helmet, bullet-proof vest or any other protective gear.
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