The IBP said it is policing its own ranks and “will never tolerate or condone any kind of unscrupulous or unethical conduct on the part of its members in the performance of their roles as defense counsels, much less any criminal involvement of any lawyer in the drug trade.â€
The organization’s national president and chair, Rosario Setias-Reyes, and other national officers and regional governors signed the IBP statement.
It was a reaction to Duterte’s speech during an anti-corruption campaign, where he said lawyers of suspected drug lords are taking advantage of the judicial process, allowing their clients to continue with their illegal activities.
Because of drug suspects being able to post bail, the President said he would “include†their lawyers in his war on drugs.
Last August, Rogelio Bato Jr., lawyer of slain Albuera mayor Rolando Espinosa, was shot to death.
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