MANILA, Philippines — The warrantless arrest of a barangay captains may be carried out if they are at the scene of a mass gathering but did not do anything to prevent the violation, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said Thursday morning.
Roque backed President Rodrigo Duterte’s order for the police to arrest erring barangay captains first in case of mass gatherings in areas under their jurisdiction due to dereliction of duty.
“Under our rule of court, there are instances when warrantless arrests could be performed by law enforcement agents and the only ground in fact is when the law enforcement person is personally witnessing a crime,” Roque said …
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