Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Tuesday revealed that the DOJ is working on a rule that will allow prosecutors to work with police personnel, similar to a district attorney.
“We also have a case build-up rule that arranges for the prosecutors and the police to work together,” Remulla said, in an ambush interview.
According to him, they intend to make this similar to the district attorney system.
“The aim is similar to a DA system. It will be like a blue-collared job,” Remulla stressed.
“Because sometimes you need to go out of the office and really look at what is happening and talk to people, see the scene of the crime so you can be assured of the information that you will file,” he said.
Remulla reiterated that he wants to raise the evidence provided in court from probable cause to reasonable certainty of conviction.
He said this will be discussed during his lunch meeting with Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo and other justices.
The Justice Secretary said he will also meet with the Department of the Interior and Local Government, the Department of Health, and the Department of Social Welfare and Development on Friday regarding incestuous rape.
