Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla doused on Tuesday any hopes to the families of the more than 30 sabungeros, or cockfighting aficionados, who have been missing since 2021 that they are still alive, saying that they should all be presumed dead.”
Remulla earlier met with the families of theand assured them that the government, particularly the National Bureau of Investigation would continue its probe into the disappearances.
The DOJ found probable cause to indict the three after they were positively identified by the relatives of the victim during the preliminary investigation. “We will point to the mastermind as long as there is evidence already. We cannot just put blame on people without evidence,” Remulla stressed.Meanwhile, Remulla is pushing for the transfer of the Internal Affairs Service from the Philippine National Police to the control of the Department of the Interior and Local Government to boost the fight against erring cops.“Actually, I have already talked to the President and Secretary [Benjamin] Abalos [Jr.].
But the DOj Secretary admitted that an amendment of the law creating the PNP is needed before such proposal can be implemented.
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