Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Emmanuel L. Caparas on
Thursday confirmed that the Philippine National Police (PNP) wants to retain
the custody of Philippine Marines Lt. Col. Ferdinand L. Marcelino.
"There have been requests, of course, on his transfer
to another facility, so we already know the PNP has made it very clear that
they do not want to transfer, they want to retain the custody of the person of
Mr. Marcelino. So we leave it at that, we leave it at that," Caparas told
reporters in a press conference on Thursday.
Caparas also noted that there was a preliminary
investigation conducted Wednesday.
He stressed that Prosecutor Theodore Villanueva was on top
of it, and there would be another scheduled hearing for that purpose.
"The substance of it is still ongoing, so it's very
difficult for us to comment at this point. Just know na lang there will be
another hearing," Caparas said.
"And ang ating trabaho diyan is maghanap ng probable
cause, at kung may probable cause, we proceed with the filing of a criminal
complaint, the information with the court. So hindi kami makikihalo du'n sa
sino ang dapat may custody, may jurisdiction," he added.
At the same time, Caparas said that this was an instance
where the capture or the arrest of the individual was conducted via joint
operation of the PNP and PDEA (Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency).
"So we will respect the jurisdiction here, and the PNP
is very well, how do I put it, equipped to detain a person, so we will really
leave it at that," Caparas said.
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