When is the use of force by a police officer against a person under arrest deemed reasonable or excessive, potentially resulting in penalties for the arresting officer?
Listen to the latest episode of the Supreme Court Podcast. In the conclusion of this two-part episode on drugs cases, Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Court of Appeals Justice Raymond Reynold R. Lauigan, Member of the Philippine Judicial Academy’s Department of Criminal Law, discuss how the use of excessive force by an arresting officer during a buy-bust operation led to his suspension within the context of the case of Herminio A. Besmonte v. National Police Commission-National Capital Region, G.R. No. 260148, decided by the Supreme Court on April 3, 2024 through Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel H. Gaerlan.
This episode of the Supreme Court Podcast is also available on Spotify and on the SC website.
