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    neltrs THURSDAY I NOVEMBER 7, 2019

    'Phl posts 48% acquittal, 38%


    convietion rates in drug cases'
    By DELON PORCALLA Ace Balbers. testing for congressmen.
    Del Valle blamed sone Bov- "This is one way of pre-
    Despiie the government's errunent prosecutors who acted venting politicians from using
    massive anti-drug campaign, as deferse counsels of suspects drugs because tireir refusal
    an astounding rate of 48 percer-rt as well as regional trial courl will be deemed that they are
    of drug cases in courts have judges who eidLer invoke tech- drug-dependent " B atzagasatd,
    rcsl ted in the acquitlal of dn-rg nicalities or who have a contrafi calling the Departmer-rt of the
    defendants while only 38 per- view regarding tire case und# krtedor and Local Governnent
    cent ended up beir-Lg convicted. going tial in theirsa1a,.. . aswell to do random testing for
    Data lor 2077 provided by "According to oru witnesses, governors and mayors.
    the Philippine Diug Erfor.c..- sometimes these prosecutor.s Batzaga, chairman of the
    ment Agency (PDEA) to the acted as deferse counsels, es- House committee on environ-
    commiltee c-rn danqerous dmgs pecially iLthey are not familiar ment and natural resources,
    of the House ot Rei*"o,, tu ti rrE" with thr case. Although it is said the "existing reality" is that
    prompted lawmlkers to ask also very rare that prosecutors even clerks of court in cities and
    authorities for an exulanalion acted as defense lawyers," Del provinces have beerl hfilbated
    on the Iow convictidn rate of Valle said. by drug lords, not to mention
    drug suspects. Ako Bicol party-list Rep. the police orgarLization.
    'The problem mostly is widr Alfredo Garbin Jr. said he
    the law enforcers. Thev were not agrees with Dasmariflas City
    able to comply witli the very Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. thir
    strict requirenent regarding there is something wrong with
    the chain of custody m1e," law- the four pillars of the j"ustice
    yer Francis del Va1le of PDEA system.
    told the committee headed by Bazaga wants to file a House
    Surigao del Norle Rep. Robeft resolution for a random drug

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