{"id":919263,"date":"2017-08-01T07:14:21","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T23:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/?p=919263"},"modified":"2017-08-01T01:36:45","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T17:36:45","slug":"parojinog-case-presumption-of-regularity-challenged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/919263\/parojinog-case-presumption-of-regularity-challenged","title":{"rendered":"Parojinog case: Presumption of regularity challenged"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The late Ozamiz Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr. (Photo from his Facebook account)<\/p><\/div>\n

Malaca\u00f1ang sees nothing wrong with the police operation on Sunday that left Ozamiz Mayor Reynaldo \u201cAldong\u201d Parojinog Sr. and 14 others dead, a position disputed by a congressional ally who cited Philippine National Police rules.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThere is a presumption of regularity in all of this. If there is anyone who will complain that something irregular happened, then an investigation will have to be done,\u201d said Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Monday.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cFor now, we presume regularity,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n

But Kabayan\u00a0 Rep. Harry Roque, an administration ally, does not agree with Malaca\u00f1ang, citing PNP rules that say deaths in police operations should be investigated through an inquest proceeding by the Department of Justice to determine if there is foul play.<\/p>\n\n

Chapter 3, Rule 15.4 (Inquest Proceeding Necessary When the Suspect Dies) of the Revised PNP Operational Procedures provides that the team leader of the operating unit should immediately report to the duty inquest prosecutor, according to Roque.<\/p>\n\n

This should be done \u201cprior to the removal of the body from the scene,\u201d he said. The exception is when the armed confrontation occurs in areas where there is no inquest prosecutor; in which case, the territorial police unit can proceed with the investigation.<\/p>\n\n

\u2018The police bible\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

But Roque said he expected PNP chief Ronald dela Rosa \u201cto order the PNP chain of command to enforce the strict observance of the provisions of the PNP-OP, as this is the police bible for any and all police operations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

When asked about the request for an investigation by Vice Mayor Nova Echaves, the daughter of the slain mayor, Guevarra said: \u201cWell, that is bound to happen in incidents like these, when, you know, raids result in deaths.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cSo I guess, the normal procedures and the normal investigative procedures will have to be observed if there is any claim of\u00a0 improper implementation of the search warrant,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n

Echaves, who was also arrested by the raiding team, is said to be the girlfriend of Herbert Colanggo, a convicted bank robber serving a life sentence and allegedly running a drug distribution syndicate from New Bilibid Prison.<\/p>\n\n

Guevarra said there was no need for an independent body to look into the police raid on Mayor Parojinog, who was tagged by President Duterte as a big-time drug lord.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t find any need to create any ad hoc or task force to investigate this matter because the structures are in place,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cSo, much so-called information about what happened is coming out and we don\u2019t know which one is true, which one is correct,\u201d Guevarra said.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cLet\u2019s give time to our law enforcers, our existing investigative bodies to take a look at what really happened here before we make any conclusion,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n

Guevarra said there was no need for the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and the Office of the Ombudsman to seek the Palace\u2019s permission to investigate Sunday\u2019s incident.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThey are supposed to be independent. They have to do their own mandates,\u201d Guevarra said.<\/p>\n\n

Last week,\u00a0 Mr. Duterte said that the Ombudsman and the CHR should first inform him if they were going to investigate a soldier or policeman for wrongdoing.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cI presume he was speaking as Commander in Chief and not as Chief Executive,\u201d Guevarra said.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cIn other words, it\u2019s just a matter of saying that … since you will be investigating a law enforcer or a soldier or an officer under my command, it would be a lot better if you let me know about this investigation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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