Senator Richard Gordon said he was not impressed with Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II’s performance after prosecutors under the Department of Justice (DOJ) dismissed two controversial drug cases. That is the biggest drug case at that time,” said Gordon, chair of the Senate blue ribbon committee, referring to former Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon. “And here is the Secretary of Justice, man of the Secretary of Justice, dismissing a case,” Gordon added. The Justice secretary has formed a new panel of prosecutors to look into the motion for reconsideration. ADVERTISEMENTREAD: Aguirre forms panel to review dismissed drug cases vs Lim, KerwinAguirre said that any decision by the prosecutors would be subject to an automatic review by his office.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 14, 2018 03:08 UTC