PNP drafts guide on subpoena

The Philippine National Police (PNP) is crafting guidelines on how to serve a subpoena, a police official said Thursday, March 15.

The guidelines, which are being drafted by the PNP legal and policy service unit, will contain the dos and don’ts in serving a subpoena that will be issued by the PNP chief, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) director and CIDG deputy director for administration.

“Sa aming tatlo na available na binigyan ng power na mag-issue ng subpoena hindi naman dapat magkaroon ng guideline, ang dapat namin bigyan ng guideline ay ‘yung paano i-serve, how our policemen will serve it (There is no need to craft guidelines on the issuance of a subpoena. What we should draw up are guidelines on how our policemen should serve such a subpoena),” former assistant state prosecutor Aristotle Reyes, said.

“Bakit nilimit lang sa tatlo ang pwedeng mag-issue ng subpoena,

There is no need to craft guidelines on the issuance of a subpoena. What we should draw up are guidelines on how our policemen should serve such a subpoena. ARISTOTLE REYES Former assistant state prosecutor who was one of those who cleared Lim, Espinosa

para maiwasan nga na magkakaroon ng pabago-bagong pag-implement o paggamit ng subpoena (Why is it limited to just the three of us. To avoid changing ruled in implementing the subpoena),” he said.

President Rodrigo Duterte signed on March 1 Republic Act 10973, which gives power to the chief PNP and top 2 officials of the CIDG “to administer oath and issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum in relation to its investigation.” /