Department of Justice prosecutors have dismissed the grievance for obstruction of justice in opposition to the daddy of an individual of curiosity within the loss of life of alleged hazing sufferer John Matthew Salilig.
In an ambush interview on Friday, Justice spokesperson Mico Clavano stated the grievance in opposition to the daddy was dismissed for lack of possible trigger with cheap certainty of conviction.
“I haven’t read the resolution myself… all I know is that the resolution was for dismissal. It did not reach the level of probable cause with reasonable certainty of conviction,” he stated.
The Justice Department has lately raised the usual of proof offered in instances with Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla ordering prosecutors to suggest the withdrawal of pending felony instances that haven’t any cheap certainty of conviction in first-level courts.
Meanwhile, Clavano stated the daddy will likely be launched instantly.
Asked if the Biñan City Police has already been knowledgeable, the Justice spokesperson stated, “I’m not sure if they’ve been informed although this is the latest updated that I got from the panel of prosecutors.”
The physique of the 24-year-old chemical engineering pupil Salilig was discovered Tuesday in a shallow grave in Imus.
On Thursday, the Biñan City Police filed a grievance in opposition to the daddy for obstruction of justice and a grievance for violation of the Anti-Hazing Law in opposition to six people linked to the loss of life of Salilig.
According to Clavano, seven have already surrendered out of the 15 individuals of curiosity within the case, together with the alleged grasp initiator who surfaced on Thursday.
Earlier, police authorities stated three extra individuals of curiosity have inquired in regards to the procedures for give up.
“Siguro ang message na lang po natin sa mga schools, school authorities, the barangay officials is to cooperate in the, I guess, the hunt for the rest of the respondents who have been identified already,” Clavano stated.
“So we encourage the school authorities to help our law enforcement agencies if ever there are requests for any information sa school to please cooperate so that we can get to the bottom of this case as soon as possible,” he added.—AOL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
