THE Office of the Solicitor-General (OSG) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have sought a 60-day extension of a Supreme Court order directing them to submit the government’s records on its anti-drug campaign.
Thus far, submitted to the high court as of April 26 were 29 case folders on 35 death and injury cases, 35 summaries of administrative cases on anti-illegal drug operations by the PNP’s various Regional Internal Affairs Service (RIAS), as well as a copy of a “Double Barrel” circular that the Free Legal Assistance Group challenged as being unconstitutional.
The high court on April 3 gave the OSG and PNP 15 days for their submission of the drug-war records, in connection with the 3,806 confirmed deaths in the course of the anti-drug campaign between July 1, 2016, and Nov. 30, 2017.
The SC had dismissed a motion for reconsideration by the OSG citing possible repercussions with the disclosure of records being sought by the court.
In his letter of compliance dated April 26 and released to media on Wednesday, May 16, Solicitor-General Jose C. Calida sought “additional time to submit other documents required by the Court because said documents will be collected and validated.”
The OSG and PNP “respectfully request an extension of sixty days from April 26, 2018, or until June 25, 2018 to submit the other documents required by (the court,)” Calida’s letter also read in part. — Dane Angelo M. Enerio

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