The Senate committee on public order and harmful medication requested the Department of Justice (DOJ) to create a particular panel of prosecutors to deal with 20 circumstances of political killings within the province together with that of slain Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo.
Senator Francis Tolentino made a proper movement to ask the DOJ to type Special Task Force Negros Oriental because the members of the panel observed that the circumstances of political killings within the province stay unsolved. His movement was seconded by Senator Robin Padilla.
“Apparently, pati fiscal niyo doon sa Negros Oriental ay parang takot at nagkabuhol-buhol ang mga kaso. We are not accusing ah…but the revelation coming from our resource persons parang takot lahat. Everyone is takot,” Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, chairman of the committee, mentioned.
Justice Undersecretary Jesse Hermogenes Andres raised the potential for transferring the circumstances that are beneath preliminary investigation to the DOJ correct.
With this, Tolentino requested if the DOJ may assign three Manila-based particular prosecutors to deal with the 20 circumstances which had been introduced earlier than the Senate committee on public order and harmful medication.
“’Yung tatlong tao na lang na ‘yon ang mag-handle ng 20 folders na sinasabi natin kanina para mapadali. Hindi na sila papunta-punta pa sa iba. Maguguluhan and then that special task force will just update this committee on ongoing developments,” Tolentino mentioned.
Andres mentioned the DOJ already did this in a number of cases prior to now “to avoid a miscarriage of justice” and in locations the place “there is some tension or pressure” in conducting the preliminary investigation.
However, it will depend upon the standing of the preliminary investigation whether or not it’s already submitted for decision or if the presentation of proof remains to be ongoing.
Apart from the spouse of slain Negros Oriental governor, relations of different victims of political killings appeared earlier than the Senate to testify in opposition to the members of the Teves political clan.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla earlier mentioned that Teves seems to be the principle mastermind within the killing of Degamo.
Teves, who’s believed to be in Cambodia, has denied the accusations in opposition to him and appealed for equity.
Teves was presupposed to take part nearly within the Senate listening to on the killing of Degamo, however the panel determined to not permit him as a consequence of lack of jurisdiction and inter-parliamentary courtesy.
The lawmaker refuses to return to the nation as a consequence of fears for his security,
Since his whereabouts stay unidentified, Remulla mentioned the DOJ is eyeing to designate the suspended Negros Oriental solon as terrorist, a transfer which Teves tagged as “funny.”—LDF, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
