00:00 The police forcefully entered the house and forcefully took the old professor in Imus Cavite's belongings and money.
00:08 The police and their chief were taken to their positions.
00:13 June Veneracion has a report.
00:15 The civilians were beating the door of the house in Imus Cavite.
00:25 A woman's voice was heard from inside.
00:28 Open the door.
00:30 Why?
00:32 Open it.
00:33 The woman was asked what the police were doing.
00:36 Open it.
00:37 Huh?
00:38 Why?
00:39 But the police forcefully pushed the door open.
00:44 They even used a pipe.
00:46 Why are you breaking my house?
00:48 Huh?
00:49 Why are you breaking my house?
00:51 What are you doing?
00:54 I'm just going to open it.
00:56 Why are you breaking my house?
00:58 I'm going to kill you. Stop touching me.
01:01 The operatives were able to enter the house of Rebecca Kawile, 67 years old.
01:09 The inside was heard from outside.
01:11 Some police were left outside and the compartment of the motorcycle was opened.
01:16 Bring that woman.
01:20 When the police left the house, they beat up some items such as the motorcycle's tires.
01:26 They arrested Rebecca because she was involved in illegal drugs.
01:30 Rebecca was alone and her son, Juan, was not there.
01:33 Juan said that some police took his 80,000 pesos, laptop and other items.
01:39 The chief of Imus City Police Station, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Batoktoy, was released.
01:46 The police of Imus PNP Drug Enforcement Unit, which is possible to file criminal and administrative cases, was also released.
01:53 Rebecca, a former college professor, was charged with violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act.
01:59 The suspect on the drugs watch list was found with more than 100,000 pesos worth of drugs.
02:06 But Rebecca's son insisted that he was just given the drugs that he got from his mother.
02:11 The police also did not have a search warrant.
02:14 In the spot report of the Imus City Police Office,
02:16 a drug bypass operation happened last August 2 at 8 p.m.
02:21 It is not clear in the CCTV footage how the bypass happened.
02:24 In the spot report, Colonel, it was stated that the bypass operation happened at 8 p.m.
02:31 The CCTV video is clear.
02:34 Yes. That's why we will investigate.
02:38 We will investigate. We will not repeat the incident.
02:44 We will investigate for 13 hours.
02:48 According to the revised Philippine National Police Operational Procedures,
02:53 it is prohibited to harass or force an individual to be arrested.
02:58 The police allowed the suspect to enter the house or house if the arresting officer has already notified his whereabouts.
03:06 Even though the individual who was being arrested refused to let the arresting officer enter.
03:11 There should be a valid warrant of arrest issued by a judge.
03:14 But there are some cases where the warrantless arrest is allowed by the law,
03:19 just like when the suspect was caught in an act.
03:22 Jun Veneration reporting for GMA Integrated News.
