The Eastern Police District has denied that its personnel forcibly entered the homes of its eight officers tagged in a robbery-kidnapping case of two Chinese nationals. 鈥� Inquirer file photo
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The Eastern Police District (EPD) denied that its personnel forcibly entered the homes of its eight officers tagged in a robbery-kidnapping case of two Chinese nationals.
This came after the officers鈥� lawyer, Reginaldo Bucu, claimed in a social media post on Friday that members of a tracker and investigation team designated by the EPD had been 鈥渂arging鈥� into the police officers鈥� homes without a warrant since April 10.
鈥淭o state it clearly and categorically, the Eastern Police District denies these allegations. Neither do we condone, tolerate, and engage in acts of harassment and coercion in the performance of our mandated function,鈥� it said in a statement on Tuesday.
鈥淥ur police corps is dedicated to complying with the established principles of due process and following the police operational procedure. They have been properly instructed to respect every individual鈥檚 rights regardless of their status or association,鈥� it added.
黑料社 sought comment from Bucu. He has yet to respond as of this writing.
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The eight EPD officers have been in the district鈥檚 restrictive custody since April 2 for alleged irregularities in the arrest of two Chinese individuals in Las Pi帽as City.
They were accused of hauling out P85 million in cash and valuables from the foreigners鈥� home.
The officers allegedly did not wear body-worn cameras, provide a spot report, or coordinate with Las Pi帽as police or the EPD director.