Lawyers’ group asks SC to review rules on issuance of warrants 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Hanah TabiosThe National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) is asking the Supreme Court to review its rules on the issuance of warrants which led to the recent arrest of some activists in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. Debold Sinas at the Quezon City Hall of Justice. The alleged “visitation or dialogue” occurred on the same day she issued the search warrants used in the joint police-military raids of the offices and residences of human rights defenders and people’s organizations in Negros Occidental and Manila the following day. Meanwhile, militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) had earlier claimed that arresting police forces planted evidence during the series of raids, citing the alleged “tanim baril, tanim ebidensya” modus.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 04, 2019 07:52 UTC