The Department of Justice will be leading efforts in amending the conduct of a preliminary investigation under the Rules on Criminal Procedure, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said. | T2TupasINQ
This comes as the agency aims to improve the carrying out of investigations, specifically the building of cases, and eventually, boost the country’s conviction rate.“The DOJ is in constant dialogue with the Supreme Court to amend the Rules of Court. Specifically, we have reached an agreement whereby the DOJ will lead the efforts to amend Rule 112 on Preliminary Investigation,” Remulla said in his speech during the 70th founding anniversary of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group .
Under the rules, a preliminary investigation is defined as “an inquiry or proceeding to determine whether there is sufficient ground to engender a well-founded belief that a crime has been committed and the respondent is probably guilty thereof and should be held for trial.”
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