By Meanne Corvera
Eagle News Service
The Philippine National Police will no longer present arrested suspects before the media.
PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde said on Monday, June 11, that the policy was in line with a memorandum issued by the PNP leadership in 2008 that said that such a presentation was a violation of the rights of the suspects.
Albayalde made the statement on the same day the Eastern Police District announced the arrest of 29 personalities over drug-related offenses since Saturday, June 9.
Of the 29, Senior Supt. Orlando Yebra Jr., Pasig City chief of police, said seven were caught in a pot session, 12 were arrested for illegal drug possession, and 10 were arrested in buy-bust operations.
“We just want to (implement) the policy that no suspects would be paraded,” Albayalde said.
