Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE NATIONAL PROSECUTION SERVICE Office of the Cit P!osecution Di"os Cit# D$%$o &el Su!
SPO' CLEMENTE PAULATE# PO( ELVIN PALAO# Co.pl$in$nts#
NPS DOC)ET NO* '+(,-
/%e!sus/ ROLANDA 0STONE12 DELA ROSA# Respon&ent*
FOR3 VIOLATION OF SECS* - $n& '' of R*A* 4'5-
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Republic of the Philippines 7 Di"os Cit# D$%$o &el Su!7 S* S* 6//////////////////////////////6
COUNTER/AFFIDAVIT I#Ro I#Rola land nda a “Sto “Stone ney” y” Dela Dela Rosa Rosa of le"$ le"$ll $"e# $"e# Fili Filipi pino no## .$!!ie& $n& $ !esi&ent of 8onif$cio Co!!e"i&o!# Di"os Cit# D$%$o &el Su!# Philippines# un&e! o$th &epose $n& st$te T9AT3 I/
PREFATOR13
A bu/bust ope!$tion is $ fo!. of ent!$p.ent in :hich the %iol %iol$t $to! o! is c$ c$u" u"ht ht in fl$" fl$"!$ !$nt nte e &eli &elict cto o $n& $n& the the poli police ce of offi fice ce!s !s con&uctin" the ope!$tion $!e not onl $utho!i;e& but &ut/boun& to $pp!ehen& the %iol$to! $n& to se$!ch hi. fo! $nthin" th$t .$ h$%e been p$!t of o! use& in the co..ission if the c!i.e
4,4>?# Jul +?# +@@?# -5@ SCRA (4>7* 9o:e%e 9o:e%e!!# :he!e :he!e the!e the!e :$s :$s no !e$ll !e$ll bu/ bu/bus bustt ope!$ ope!$ti tion on con&ucte it c$nnot be &enie& th$t the ele.ents fo! ille"$l s$le of p!ohibite& &!u"s c$nnot be &ul p!o%en &espite the p!esu.ption of !e"ul$!it in the pe!fo!.$nce of offici$l &ut $n& the see.in" st!$i"htfo!:$!& testi.on in cou!t b the $!!estin"
police office!s* Afte! $ll# the in&ict.ent fo! ille"$l s$le of p!ohibite& &!u"s :ill not h$%e $ le" to st$n& on* This is the situ$tion in the inst$nce c$se*
II*TIMELINESS PROPRIET1 OF T9E COUNTER/AFFIDAVIT3 '* I $. the s$.e Rol$n&$ 0Stone2 Del$ Ros$# :ho is bein" ch$!"e& :ith Viol$tion of Sections - B '' of RA 4'5-# no: pen&in" befo!e the Office of the Cit P!osecuto! of Di"os Cit# D$%$o &el Su! &ocete& $s NPS No* '+(,- +* I :$s $!!este& 0$lle"e&l2 c$u"ht !e& h$n&e& in $ bu/bust ope!$tion con&ucte& b .e.be!s of the Philippine N$tion$l Police
III* COUNTER/STATEMENTS DEFENSES ,* I $. filin" this Counte!/Affi&$%it to !efute the f$lse $n& fictitious $lle"$tions of the police office!s $"$inst .e pe!t$inin" to the inci&ent l$st Septe.be! -# +@'5 $t $bout .o!e o! less -3(@ in the $fte!noon -* The co.pl$ints hu!le& $"$inst .e $!e FALSE# 8LATANT LIES# MERE FA8RICATIONS &esi"ne& to pin .e &o:n fo! the
ch$!"es :hich I $. not "uilt of* I st$te fo! the !eco!& th$t on the $bo%e/.entione& &$te $n& ti.e# I DID NOT SELL OR HAVE IN M POSSESSION AN I!!E"A! DR#"S AND NO $#%$#ST O&ERATION A'T#A!! HA&&ENED( I %ehe.entl DEN1 $ll the $lle"$tions in the !especti%e Affi&$%its of the l$: enfo!ce!s fo! bein" 8ASELESS* T9E TRUT9 OF T9E MATTER $!e $s follo:s3 $7 On the -th of Septe.be! +@'5# $t $bout ,3(@ in the $fte!noon# I $!!i%e& ho.e f!o. Colo!$&o# Di"os Cit* I !este& fo! $ :hile in ou! house $n& $t $!oun& -3'- in the $fte!noon# I &eci&e& to "o to 8onif$cio ?th
Out!$"eous of :h$t h$ppene I $se& the .$n :ho $!!este& .e <:ho is no: the +om-lainant in this c$se# &./ 'lemente &aulate# $ .e.be! of the Philippine N$tion$l Police7# $s to :h I :$s $!!este& $s I h$& not &one $n t!$ns"!ession of the l$:# but he &i& not $ns:e! .e $n& inste$& he $n& his p$!tne! b!ou"ht .e to the ne$!b close& sto!e# loc$te& $t 8onif$cio ?th co!ne! M$bini St!eet* At th$t unctu!e# $ co..otion ensue& $s $nothe! police office! $!!i%e&* &7 I :$s &i!ecte& to sit $t the bench in f!ont of the sto!e $n& the!e I "ot the bi""est shoc of . life :hen &O/ 'lemente &aulate shoed to me a 0..&h- bill :hich :$s fol&e& $n& tol& .e# to uote3 0=I)AN DAG NI SA IMO2* I l$te! le$!ne& th$t the s$i& bill :$s the one $lle"e&l use& $s $ ma*1ed money :hich the s$i& :e!e pu!po!te&l !eco%e!e& f!o. . possession* 9e lie:ise .$&e $ bo&il se$!ch on . pe!son $n& the!e foun& the ille"$l &!u" to :hich he hi.self e$!lie! inse!te& in . pocet e7 Subseuent the!eto# I :$s t$en on bo$!& $ !e& c$! $n& :$s b*ou2ht to the Intelli2en+e De-a*tment of Di2os 'ity &oli+e Station :he!e I :$s .$&e to ait until 3.4.. in the e)enin2 * Ghile the!e# the police office!s p!opose& $ b$!"$in&e$l* I :$s tol to uote# 0)UN= NAA )A1 MA8ALI=1AN= ULO SA AMO# PA=AGASON )A NAMO#2 o! in othe! :o!&s# Kif I coul& pinpoint so.ebo& :ho is $cti%el in%ol%e& in t!$&in" &!u"s# the :oul& set .e f!ee 5* The time of the a**est :hich :$s beon& ?3@@PM <$s st$te& in the Affi&$%its of the Poseu!/8ue! $n& the A!!estin" Office!7 is adamantly $E!IED fo! the t!uth of the .$tte! is th$t# I :$s $!!este& $t $bout -3(@PM on Septe.be! -# +@'5# :hen it :$s not et &$! $n& in the p!esence of the !esi&ents of 8onif$cio ?th* M$n !esi&ents $ctu$ll :itnesse& :h$t t!ul h$ppene&th$t the!e :$s no bu/bust ope!$tion* 1et# .$n of the. $!e $pp!ehensi%e to testif $"$inst the police office!s fo! fe$! th$t thei! li%es .i"ht be put in eop$!&*
IV/ AR=UMENTS DISCUSSIONS3 >* The st$te.ents of the poseu!/bue! $n& the $!!estin" office! in thei! !especti%e s:o!n st$te.ents# th$t the!e :$s $lle"e&l $ Kbu/bust ope!$tion ARE A8SOLUTEL1 UNTRUE* THERE 5AS NO $#%$#ST O&ERATION TO S&EA6 O7* The!e bein" no Kbon$/fi&e2 bu/bust ope!$tion to spe$ of# the police office!s co..itte& $n Ille2al A**est since I :$s $!!este& :ithout $ :$!!$nt $n& . :$!!$ntless $!!est :$s not &one un&e! $n of the ci!cu.st$nces enu.e!$te& in Section -# Rule ''( of the '4?- Rules of C!i.in$l P!oce&u!e* In f$ct# I $n& . f$.il $!e in the p!ocess of fo!.$ll ch$!"in" the conce!ne& police office!s :ith the $pp!op!i$te $&.inist!$ti%e $n& c!i.in$l ch$!"es befo!e the p!ope! fo!u.* ?* Mo!eo%e!# . l$:e! tol& .e th$t the !euisites fo! $n 8Ille2al Sale9 of 0sh$bu2 $!e the follo:in"3 $* The i&entities of the selle!# the obect of the s$le# $n& the consi&e!$tion b* The &eli%e! of the thin" sol& $n& the p$.ent of the thin"* Gh$t is .$te!i$l in p!osecution fo! Ille"$l S$le of 0sh$bu2 is the -*oof that the t*ansa+tion o* sale a+tually too1 -la+e( In the instant +ase, the*e as no sellin2:t*adin2 of shabu to anybody( On that -a*ti+ula* time, I as ;ust al1in2 alon2 $onifa+io |
The -eo-le -*esent ithin the )i+inity of the -la+e he*e the in+ident ha--ened +ould t*uly attest that no buy%bust o-e*ation a+tually ha--ened( Att$che& $n& .$!e& $s ANNE 0'2 is the Affi&$%it of . :itness Joen$ln M$e =* =$l$n" $n& .$&e inte"!$l p$!t he!eof* 3.( =RANTIN= FOR T9E SA)E OF AR=UMENT T9AT T9ERE GAS INDEED A 08ONA FIDE2 8U1/8UST OPERATION IN T9E INSTANT CASE# THE 'OND#'T O7 THE A!!E"ED $#% $#ST O&ERATION 5AS &E&&ERED 5ITH DE7E'TS 5HI'H RAISES DO#$TS ON THE INTE"RIT AND EVIDENTIAR VA!#E O7 THE SEI=ED ITEMS 7ROM RES&ONDENT( M l$:e! &iscusse& to .e th$t in &eo-le )s Do*ia, the Cou!t l$i& &o:n the obecti%e test in &ete!.inin" the c!e&ibilit of p!osecution :itnesses !e"$!&in" the con&uct of bu/bust ope!$tions* It is the &ut of the p!osecution to p!esent a +om-lete -i+tu*e detailin2 the buy%bust o-e*ation f*om the initial +onta+t beteen the -oseu*% buye* and the -ushe*, the offe* to -u*+hase, the -*omise o* -ayment of the +onside*ation until the +onsummation of the sale by the deli)e*y of the ille2al d*u2 sub;e+t of the sale( Ghile $ bu/bust ope!$tion h$s been p!o%en to be $n effecti%e :$ to flush out ille"$l t!$ns$ctions th$t $!e othe!:ise con&ucte& co%e!tl $n& in sec!ec# a buy%bust o-e*ation has a si2nifi+ant donside that has not es+a-ed the attention of the f*ame*s of the la( It is sus+e-tible to -oli+e abuses(
VIOLATIONS OF T9E PROCEDURES PROVIDED IN SECTION +' of R*A* 4'5The!e $!e pieces of e%i&ence puttin" in &oubt the con&uct of the bu/bust ope!$tion* The -*o+edu*es -*o)ided in Se+tion >3 of R(A( ?3@0 e*e not obse*)ed( The s$i& p!o%ision !eui!es the $pp!ehen&in" te$. $fte! sei;u!e $n& confisc$tion# "!$ntin" th$t the!e :$s !e$ll $ bu/bust ope!$tion# to immediately 3B +ondu+t a -hysi+al in)ento*yC >B -hoto2*a-h the same in the -*esen+e of the a++used o* the -e*son:s f*om hom su+h e)iden+e a*e +onfis+ated o* his *e-*esentati)e o*
his +ounsel, a *e-*esentati)e f*om the media and the DO, and any ele+ted -ubli+ offi+ial ho shall be *eui*ed to si2n the +o-ies of the In)ento*y and be 2i)en a +o-y the*eof( $* Fi!stl# :h$t is :o!th st!essin" is the absen+e of the si2natu*e of the *es-ondent o* his autho*iFed *e-*esentati)e in the In)ento*y Re-o*t of the e)iden+e:s seiFed# IN CLEAR VIOLATION OF T9 STRICT PROCEDURE UNDER SECTION +' OF RA 4'5- b* Secon&l# the in)ento*y of the items e*e not immediately +ondu+ted $fte! sei;u!e $n& confisc$tion $s it :$s &one onl $t the police st$tion* This :$s $lle"e& in the Affi&$%its of Poseu!/bue! $n& the A!!estin" Office! $n c* L$stl# the!e :$s no mention $t $ll in the Affida)its of the Poseu!/bue! $n& the App!ehen&in" Office! $s to :hethe! o! not the immediately ma*1ed the s$chet of sh$bu $n& $s to ho ma*1ed the same# :hich is in fl$"!$nt %iol$tion of the p!o%isions of Section +' of RA 4'5-* C!uci$l in p!o%in" 'HAIN O7 '#STOD is the MAR)IN= of the sei;e& &!u"s o! othe! !el$te& ite.s IMMEDIATEL1 $fte! the $!e sei;e& f!o. the $ccuse&* M$!in" $fte! sei;u!e is the st$!tin" point in the custo&i$l lin# thus it is %it$l th$t the sei;e& cont!$b$n& $!e i..e&i$tel .$!e& bec$use succee&in" h$n&le!s of the speci.ens :ill use the .$!in" $s !efe!ence# to sep$!$te the .$!e& e%i&ence f!o. the co!pus of $ll othe! si.il$! e%i&ence f!o. the ti.e the $!e sei;e& f!o. the $ccuse& to the ti.e the $!e &ispose& thus# ob%i$tin"# s:itchin"# 0pl$ntin"2# o! cont$.in$tion of e%i&ence* These i**e2ula*ities +ommitted by the said team a*e, ell%ni2h, fatal to the -*ose+ution as the inte2*ity and e)identia*y )alue of the seiFed items mi2ht not be -*ese*)ed( ''* I $. e6ecutin" this $ffi&$%it to $pp!ise the p!ope! $utho!ities conce!ne& of the fo!e"oin" f$cts $n& to the OUTRI=9T DISMISSAL of the $bo%e/.entione& Co.pl$int*
IN GITNESS G9EREOF# I h$%e he!eunto $ffi6e& . si"n$tu!e this -th of No%e.be! +@'5 $t Di"os Cit# D$%$o &el Su!# Philippines*