MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Monday said the Calbayog police’s request for a list of lawyers representing alleged members of communist groups is an “isolated incident.
Guevarra noted that the Philippine National Police (PNP) has already cited the incident as improper and has already sacked the policeman who is responsible for the request.
“It was an isolated incident lang iyong nangyari sa Calbayog City ‘no. Kaya siguro hindi naman iyon something that happens to everyone else. Wala naman tayong ibang nababalitaan na mayroong ganiyang klaseng insidente rin anywhere else in the country,” he said in a Palace briefing.
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