He said there is lack of aggressive prosecutors and judges ready to litigate them for heinous offenses. We have a strong culture of vendetta clan wars in the region and some prosecutors and judges are vulnerable to retaliations,” Sindac said. Sindac said the prosecution of local terrorists rest in the hands of prosecutors and judges. The Department of Justice is not among the agencies the national government devolved to the ARMM regional government, operating through constitutional charter, the Republic Act 9054. There have been recorded murders in the autonomous region of prosecutors and lawyers helping put in jail high-profile offenders in years past.

Source: Philippine Star March 16, 2017 04:07 UTC