MANILA, Philippines – Law enforcement officers are now required to use body-worn cameras when implementing search and arrest warrants.
Based on the Supreme Court’s Administrative Matter 21-06-08-SC dated June 29, 2021, the failure of the law enforcers to comply will render the evidence seized inadmissible for the prosecution of the offense for which the search warrant was applied.
Likewise, the law enforcers who failed to wear, interferes with or manipulates the camera shall be liable for contempt of court.
The new rule provides that law enforcers are required to wear at least one body camera and one alternative recording device.
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