Supreme Court approves body cameras for cops serving warrants

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UPDATED. The proposal is approved, subject to guidelines to be issued by the Court. Justices act on their own on this issue, without a petition being filed.

The Supreme Court en banc on Tuesday, March 16, approved the proposal to require cops to wear body cameras when serving warrants, addressing the pressing issue of alleged police abuses during operations.

Rappler confirmed with well-informed sources that the issue was tackled during the virtual en banc session on Tuesday, and that the resolution had been assigned to a justice for drafting."It means the en banc approved the use of body cameras in the service of warrants but subject to the actual guidelines as may be set in the formal resolution to be issued by the Court," Hosaka told reporters.The Supreme Court was acting on its own. There was no petition filed.

, which would include a review of court processes, or actions of the judges. There's no information yet if this had been tackled.The Supreme Court is under

 

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