MANILA, Philippines — The conviction rate on drug-related cases rose in 2018 was at 81.82 percent – that is, 13,111 of 16,024 resolved cases ended in conviction, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Tuesday. That 2018 conviction rate is 46.62 percentage points, or 133 percent, higher than the 35 percent conviction rate in 2017. ADVERTISEMENTPDEA Director General Aaron Aquino said the rise could be attributed to the active participation of PDEA lawyers in pretrial proceedings in drug cases. The director general also attributed the rise to PDEA’s Project Court Watch program, which uses “case monitors” to keep track of the progress of cases in different PDEA regional offices. “One measure of the success of our campaign against illegal drug is the filing of airtight cases that will result in the conviction of the accused.”/atmRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 16, 2019 14:48 UTC