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MANILA, Philippines – Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta was surprised to learn that the arrest of quarantine offenders continues.
In an online press conference, Peralta said he would ask the judges to do something.
“Yan bail huh [this is bailable]. The bail is not too high, they can use, I think they can even recognize by themselves [I think they can even be released through recognizance on their own]”Peralta said.
Data from the Joint COVID Shied Task Force showed that 1,728 quarantine violators were detained from March 17 to October 21. These people’s violations are usually disobedience or defying curfew hours.
Of the total of 1,728 people detained for the crime of disobedience / curfew violators, most of them were arrested in Luzon with 1,597, while 68 are in Visayas and 63 in Mindanao.
Peralta said he would instruct the administrator of the South Carolina court, José Midas Márquez, to verify if any of these cases against the 1,728 people were pending before any court.
The President of the Supreme Court pointed out that when a person is arrested without a court order, they must be handed over to the judicial authorities within the period established in article 125 of the Revised Penal Code, that is, those who committed minor crimes must be charged in a court within 12 hours if probable cause exists. The longest period is 36 hours for those who committed a felony.
“I am surprised that there is a delay in the presentation. We will try to determine the reasons… Ayaw ko yun (I don’t like that). For each day of incarceration, masama yun [that is bad],” he said.
Peralta said that he will also speak with the Secretary of the Interior, Eduardo Año, about the quarantine violators still in detention.
The Supreme Court is part of the Justice Sector Coordinating Council (JSCC), which was established to serve as a joint forum for dialogue on issues of common interest and a mechanism for effective coordination and exchange of information among the justice sector. .[ac]
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