MANILA, Philippines — If the Department of Justice (DOJ) can now access the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) investigation records about deaths in the administration’s bloody anti-drug campaign, it remains unclear if the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) can enjoy the same passage.
PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar earlier said the DOJ will have access not only to the 61 cases where its Internal Affairs Office (IAS) found police’s administrative and criminal liability but also to other deaths related to the brutal war on drugs.
Guevarra said Eleazar’s statement is a welcome development.
“If the PNP Chief has said that the review panel may also review these other cases, we will …
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