Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Monday vowed to be more circumspect in commenting on criminal investigations being handled by Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors, including those involving President Rodrigo Duterte’s critics. Unlike his predecessor, Vitaliano Aguirre II, the newly appointed justice secretary said he would closely study any legal issue first before making public his personal views. ADVERTISEMENT“I don’t want to make premature statements on pending cases until I have a good grasp of the issues,” Guevarra said in a text message. As an individual with a quiet family, I have neither political ambitions nor any agenda to dispense justice,” Guevarra said. The justice secretary said he had already formed his own “small legal team” to help him and other justice officials in looking into the recent decisions handed down by the DOJ.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 09, 2018 23:03 UTC