No SOCO, no 'nanlaban' probe: DOJ drug war review sees lapses in some drug war ops
Watch more on iWantTFC MANILA – Proper procedures were not followed by the police in many of the cases the Department of Justice is now looking into as part of its second drug war review, a department official said Tuesday.
“We talk about the lack of for instance reports, the lack of any attempt on the part of police officers to determine the probable ownership or possible ownership of the firearms found allegedly in the possession of the subjects of the illegal drug operations, talk about the lack of paraffin tests, ballistics tests, or even instance where for instance you know they claim the subject fired back at them or first fired at them, a firearm or weapon.
In their first review of the drug war, the DOJ found that weapons used in “nanlaban” cases in the country’s anti-drug war campaign were not fully examined. Sugay said they now leave it up to the National Bureau of Investigation to decide whether or not to file charges against allegedly erring police officers.