Answer:
The Philippine National Police Legal Assistance Program has its legal basis under Section 49 of Republic Act 6975 as amended by Section 56, Republic Act 8551 which provides, “that the Secretary of Justice, the Chairman of the Commission, or the Chief of the PNP may authorize lawyers of their respective agencies to provide legal assistance to any member of the PNP facing before the prosecutor’s office, the court or any competent body, a charge or charges arising from any incident which is related to the performance of his official duty.”
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