The Philippine National Police (PNP) mentioned Sunday that it at present has a really restricted provide of body-worn cameras, solely having round 2,700 law enforcement officials issued with the gadget.
Interviewed on Super Radyo dzBB, PNP Public Information Office chief Police Brigadier General Red Maranan identified that the PNP was required to have 45,000 items of physique cameras for use by police to file incidents throughout the execution of search or arrest warrants.
“Medyo kulang tayo sa ngayon sapagkat ang requirement natin diyan ay something like 45,000 ang body-worn cameras. Ngayon, mayroon lamang tayong 2,700. Very, very limited ‘yung mga pulis natin na may issued na body cameras,” he mentioned.
(We lack physique cameras proper now. Our requirement for that’s one thing like 45,000, however we solely have 2,700. Our law enforcement officials with issued physique cameras are very, very restricted.)
Maranan mentioned that the PNP is concentrating on to acquire extra physique cameras subsequent 12 months because the company has requested the finances for such from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).
He associated this to the case of six law enforcement officials concerned within the killing of 17-year-old Jemboy Baltazar in Navotas City who didn’t put on their physique cameras on the time of the operation.
“Napatunayan nga natin na ‘yung pulis na may body camera na naka-issue sa kanya, ay hindi niya nagamit o hindi niya nabuhay. Ang sinasabi niya ay nawalan ng baterya pero hindi ‘yun katanggap-tanggap na dahilan sapagkat being a responsible officer, dapat ‘pag ginamit ang iyong body camera, dapat full charged talaga kapag nag-start ka ng duty,” Maranan mentioned.
(We have confirmed that the policeman concerned had a physique digicam issued to him, however didn’t use or open it. What he was saying was that the battery was lifeless, however that isn’t an appropriate cause as a result of to be a accountable officer, you must be sure that your physique digicam is absolutely charged earlier than you begin obligation.)
Baltazar, 17, was on his approach to fish on August 2 when he was shot and killed by Navotas City police in Barangay NBBS Kaunlaran after they allegedly mistook {the teenager} for a homicide suspect.
The Northern Police District (NPD) had mentioned the cops concerned failed to provide movies of the operation, which might have make clear what transpired throughout the capturing.
In July 2021, the SC permitted a decision offering guidelines for the necessary use of body-worn cameras throughout the execution of search and arrest warrants.
Under the decision, legislation enforcers will need to have a minimum of one body-worn digicam and one different recording gadget or such quantity wanted to file the related incidents throughout the execution of search or arrest warrants.
In case of unavailability of body-worn cameras, legislation enforcers shall file a movement earlier than the court docket to make use of different recording units for justifiable causes. —KG, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
