"A case in point was the arrest and torture in 2012 of security guard Rolando Panesa whom the AFP insisted was a 'Benjamin Mendoza,' allegedly the secretary of the CPP committee in the Southern Tagalog region. Panesa was released around a year later, but only after officials of the AFP's Southern Luzon Command had claimed around P10 million in reward money.
"Noong 2012, inaresto at tinortyur ng militar ang gwardyang si Rolando Panesa na ipinagpipilitan ng AFP na siya'y si 'Benjamin Mendoza,' diumano'y kalihim ng komite ng PKP sa Southern Tagalog. Iniutos ng korte ang pagpapalaya kay Panesa matapos ang halos isang taon nang maipirme ang kanyang pagkatao, subalit ginawa lamang ito matapos makubra ng mga upisyal ng Southern Luzon Command ng AFP ang halos P10 milyong pabuya."