SOJ Remulla forms task force to probe killings in Duterte war on Drugs

According to Memorandum Order No. 778, a copy of which GMA News Online obtained, the task force will be under the Office of the Secretary and will “investigate, assist in the conduct of case build-up, and if warranted, file the appropriate criminal charges in court against the perpetrators and all those involved in extrajudicial killings during the previous administration’s anti-illegal drugs campaign.” 

Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla has ordered the creation of a task force made up of prosecutors and National Bureau of Investigation agents to investigate extra-judicial killings in the war on drugs of former President Rodrigo Duterte, sources told GMA News Online.

According to Memorandum Order No. 778, a copy of which GMA News Online obtained, the task force will be under the Office of the Secretary and will “investigate, assist in the conduct of case build-up, and if warranted, file the appropriate criminal charges in court against the perpetrators and all those involved in extrajudicial killings during the previous administration’s anti-illegal drugs campaign.” 

The task is also in line with the ongoing probe by the House of Representatives Quad Committee and the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. —NB, GMA Integrated News