Drug war EJK cases met with lack of police records, proper evidence - DOJ chief - video Dailymotion

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Investigating alleged extrajudicial killings (EJKs) that occurred during the controversial drug war of former President Rodrigo Duterte, according to Department of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla was met with difficulty due to a lack of pertinent records and necessary evidence.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/3/20/drug-war-ejk-cases-met-with-lack-of-police-records-proper-evidence-doj-chief  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00of the so-called EJK were compelled to sue abroad in as much as there was a failure of

00:28our justice system.

00:31The DFA is more than familiar with that, kapisado natin yan, lahat ng treaty, complementarity

00:36is a rule of complimentary.

00:37Sabi naman ni Senator Santiago, the rule of complementarity, I think the DFA is more than

00:43familiar with that, kapisado natin yan, lahat ng treaty, complementarity is a rule of complementarity.

00:47But Senator Sanchago said, the rule of complementarity, I think the DFA is more than familiar with that.

00:56All treaties say complementarity.

01:00If the courts in the Philippines don't allow or don't allow, that's where we'll end up in the ICC. Is that correct?

01:10Ma'am, I can...

01:13The thing is, those who went to the ICC tried to get justice in the Philippines.

01:21But they failed.

01:23But Senator Cayetano said earlier that none of the cases were handled here.

01:28That's right. The problem here is,

01:31the things that happened, especially in Mindanao,

01:35the prosecutors didn't do anything at that time.

01:38The cases were not handled.

01:40Because...

01:41What you're saying is there's a conspiracy?

01:43There are. There are those who filed complaints.

01:47But nothing happened.

01:49That's why they went to the ICC.

01:52We'll ask for...

01:53I don't know them, ma'am.

01:54But those I talked to a few days ago, that's what they're telling us.

02:01Thank you very much. But if possible, give us a copy of the DOJ,

02:05because we don't know that not a single case was handled in any court in the Philippines.

02:10If you have...

02:11We'll work hard. We'll look for it.

02:13Okay.

02:14But it seems that our cabinet is now admitting,

02:21all the bodies that are here,

02:23that our judiciary system, our courts, doesn't work anymore.

02:28Our judiciary system works.

02:30But we heard, the great senator,

02:33that it's already past,

02:35that the ICC is just the last resort.

02:38We shouldn't go there if we're not already exhausted,

02:43if we're already surrendering.

02:45How many years have they been going to the ICC?

02:48It's not just now.

02:50They went to the ICC in 2016, 2017.

02:54Not yet.

02:55During President Duterte's presidency.

02:57They're already demanding.

02:59That's what should be made clear here.

03:02They didn't go there just 3 years ago.

03:06They went there 8 or 9 years ago.

03:09Because a lot of this happened in Davao,

03:12when President Duterte was still a mayor.

03:15So I hope you can give us a list of the cases that were handled in the Philippines,

03:21that were not handled,

03:23that there's no hope of success.

03:26That's one.

03:27Second,

03:28our president has repeatedly said several times,

03:33that the courts are walking here,

03:36that our judges and lawyers will do their job.

03:39Why are we suddenly admitting that our courts have fallen?

03:44That's right.

03:45There was a time when nothing happened to the EJK cases.

03:50Really, nothing happened.

03:51But are there cases?

03:53Yes, there are.

03:54There's no police report.

03:56That's how hard it is to investigate those cases.

04:00We will start,

04:02when we are given a notice that someone is demanding,

04:06the first thing we look for is a police report.

04:08Because at least,

04:09they are the ones who record everything that happens in their communities.

04:14If there's no police report,

04:16where will you start now?

04:18That's how it is.

04:19And the police have been transferred to different places.

04:22There's nothing to talk about.

04:23General Marville is here.

04:25General Torren is here.

04:27They are sure that there's a murder in the blotter of the police every day.

04:32It's a common crime.

04:34Not in the drug war.

04:36In the drug war, the police don't have a blotter.

04:39A lot of them don't have a blotter.

04:41The problem here is,

04:43a lot of them died.

04:46The death certificate says cardiac arrest.

04:49But there's a hole in the head from the bullet.

04:51That's the difference.

04:53So that's what you're saying,

04:55failure of our justice system.

04:58Yes, at that time.

04:59We had a problem at that time,

05:02that we couldn't investigate properly.

05:06Because even the fiscal,

05:08the police were afraid at that time.

05:10At that time,

05:12At this time,

05:13isn't it possible to do the same?

05:14No, it's better now.

05:16Because we're making sure that the fiscal and the police

05:20are together to investigate the crimes.

05:22It's not like before.

05:24Whatever the police say, it should be followed.

05:26If it's better now,

05:28why don't they file cases here in the Philippines?

05:30It's better now.

05:31It's different now.

05:32I can't ask that to those who demanded in the ICC.

05:35We didn't hold those people.

05:38We didn't know them.

05:42For more information, visit www.fema.gov

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