Transfer of Jurisdiction Over Cases Involving Bladed Weapons from Military Tribunals to the Civil Courts
Letter of Instructions No. 266, issued on April 1, 1975, directs the Secretary of National Defense and the Secretary of Justice to transfer cases involving bladed weapons from military tribunals to civil courts, as stipulated in General Order No. 49. This transfer is intended to restore the original jurisdiction over such cases to the civil court system. The letter mandates the development of measures to ensure the smooth transition of these cases and any others previously under military authority. This action reflects a shift towards civil judicial processes for specific offenses.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 266
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
April 1, 1975
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 266
| TO | : | The Secretary of National Defense |
| Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City | ||
| The Secretary | ||
| Department of Justice Manila |
Pursuant to the last proviso to Section 2 of General Order No. 49, dated October 4, 1974, I hereby direct that all cases involving bladed weapons punishable under the provisions of paragraph 3 of Presidential Decree No. 9 be, as it was originally intended, transferred from the jurisdiction of military tribunals to the civil courts.
You are directed to devise measures to insure the orderly transfer of said cases as well as other cases still in the hands of the military authorities the jurisdiction over which, pursuant to General Order No. 49, has been transferred to the civil courts.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 1st day of April, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Five. acd
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Transfer of Jurisdiction Over Cases Involving Bladed Weapons from Military Tribunals to the Civil Courts, Letter of Instructions No. 266, Apr 1, 1975 (Philippines)
Transfer of Jurisdiction Over Cases Involving Bladed Weapons from Military Tribunals to the Civil Courts, Letter of Instructions No. 266 (Phil. 1975)
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