OSG to comply with SC order
Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 09:07:12 +0000
The Office of the Solicitor General yesterday assured it will faithfully abide with the Supreme Court order regarding the release of all documents concerning anti-illegal drugs operations, including the number of persons killed, conducted by the police since July 1, 2016.
“Upon receipt of the Supreme Court’s resolution, the OSG will faithfully abide with the Court’s directive,” the OSG said.
The OSG clarified that the documents have been submitted to the SC.
“From the time it was directed by the Supreme Court during oral arguments to submit the said documents, the OSG faithfully and promptly did so,” the OSG said. “The fact that the OSG submitted the required documents was duly noted by the Supreme Court in its Resolutions dated June 15, 2018 and July 10, 2018,” it cited.
Therefore, it said, there is no truth to the reports that the OSG defied the Supreme Court’s orders.
The OSG explained it only opposed giving copies of the documents to the petitioners “because they contain sensitive information which involves national security.”
“It could spell the success or failure of follow-up operations by police and other law enforcement bodies, aside from endangering the lives of suspects and accused persons already in lawful custody,” the OSG stated.
“Hence, the OSG’s reservation on furnishing the petitioners copies of the said documents is founded on solid legal framework and public interest concerns,” it pointed out. (Jeffrey Damicog)