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(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Thursday, Aug. 23, stood by the policemen who arrested three lawyers for alleged obstruction of justice, intimidation, among others, in a Makati bar raid, noting the law enforcers did not violate United Nations rules as claimed by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. In a statement, DILG spokesperson and Assistant Secretary Jonathan Malaya said that under the UN Basic Principles on the Role of […]
(Eagle News)—–Videos taken during the police raid in a Makati bar on Thursday, Aug. 16, showed National Capital Region Police Office policemen asking the three lawyers who were arrested for alleged obstruction of justice who they were representing, but they could not give clear answers. According to Senator Panfilo Lacson, the videos also showed one of the policemen explaining to the lawyers that they were taking videos without prior authorization, which meant this constituted obstruction […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service No one is above the law. Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde had this to say to critics of the policemen who arrested three lawyers during a Makati bar raid last Thursday for alleged intimidation and obstruction of justice, among others. “We will implement the law without fear or favor. Hindi natin yan pwedeng pagbigyan: ‘yan man ay abogado, ‘yan man ay politician,” Albayalde said, as he led the […]
(Eagle News)—–Senator Leila De Lima on Saturday, Aug. 18, slammed the arrest of three lawyers who police said intimidated them and obstructed justice during a raid at a Makati bar on Thursday, Aug. 16. In a statement, De Lima, who is detained on drug charges in Camp Crame, said that the arrest of Leni Rocel Rocha, Jan Vincent Sambrano, and Romulo Bernard Alarkon, who she said were only “defending their client from a PNP raiding […]
(Eagle News)–The three lawyers who were nabbed for “intimidation” and “obstruction of justice” in a Makati bar have been released pending “further investigation.” Makati Senior Assistant Prosecutor ordered the release of Lenie Rocel Rocha, Jan Vincent Soliven, and Romulo Bernard Alarkon, saying there was a need to determine what acts the three supposedly committed, especially as pertaining to the constructive possession of illegal drugs charge the police filed against them. Apart from this charge, the […]
(Eagle News) — Drug possession charges were filed by the Makati Police against the three lawyers who were arrested during an inspection of a Makati bar on Thursday. The charges for “constructive possession” of the illegal substances were apart from the charges for violation of an ordinance prohibiting anyone from crossing a police line, for obstruction of justice, and resistance and disobedience to authorities charges filed against Lenie Rocel Rocha, Jan Vincent Soliven, and Romulo Bernard Alarkon. […]
