The CIDG had filed the charges in the Department of Justice. The problem with prosecutors who handle criminal cases filed by the police is that most of them are too scared to question or berate officers who file cases against citizens either on a whim or with malicious intent. * * *As a radio ombudsman or host of the “Isumbong Mo Kay Tulfo” public service program, I’ve seen so many instances of policemen filing cases capriciously against persons who had offended them. The inquest prosecutors would then file the cases in court without asking the accused what brought about the charges. An example was this criminal case filed against a woman for drug pushing after a police investigator caught her taking a video inside the station.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 21, 2018 22:18 UTC