MANILA, Philippines–It is the law enforcers that implement the search warrants, an act that is different from what the courts do, the Office of the Court Administrator said in a memorandum to Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta issued days after nine activists were killed in a simultaneous implementation of search warrants last March 7.
“The issuance of the search warrants by the judges and their service or implementation by the law enforcers are two different acts,” read the memorandum signed by Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez dated March 12, 2021.
“The issuance of search warrants is judicial in nature. As such, judicial remedies are available to those aggrieved by their issuan…
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