The regional trial court (RTC) in Jolo, Sulu has issued arrest warrants against nine dismissed policemen who were charged for the killing of four Army intelligence officers last year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Friday, Jan. 15.
Published January 15, 2021, 2:55 PM
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will be directed to hunt down and arrest the nine dismissed police who have been charged for the killing of four Army intelligence officers in Jolo, Sulu last year, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Friday, Jan. 15.
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra (TOTO LOZANO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO /MANILA BULLETIN)
Guevarra made the assurance now that the Jolo Regional Trial Court (RTC) has issued arrest warrants against the nine accused as well as hold departure orders (HDO) that prevents them from leaving the country.
“The court has issued the arrest warrants and hold-departure orders against all the nine accused today,” Guevarra said.
Published January 12, 2021, 12:07 PM
The ongoing lockdown in Sulu could delay the issuance of arrest warrants against nine dismissed policemen who have been charged over the killing of four Army intelligence officers, an official of the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday, Jan. 12.
Prosecution Atty. Honey Delgado, spokesperson of the DOJ’s Office of the Prosecutor General (DOJ-OPG), said “the Criminal Information was filed on January 4, 2021.”
The information or charge sheets were filed before the Sulu Regional Trial Court (RTC) after Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Gilmarie Fe Pacamara found probable cause to indict the nine policemen with murder and planting of evidence based on the complaint filed by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
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+ January 12, 2021 THE prevailing lockdown in the province of Sulu may have caused the delay in the issuance of arrest warrants against the nine dismissed policemen who were charged over the killing of four Army intelligence officers.
Office of the Prosecutor General spokesperson Honey Delgado on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, said the courts in Jolo might not be operating at full capacity because of the lockdown. If Sulu is still on lockdown, the courts might not be operating in its full capacity may or may not slow down the process, she said in a message to reporters.
The province of Sulu is on lockdown from January 4 until January 17, 2021 to block a new variant of Sars-CoV-2 from nearby Sabah in Malaysia.