The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Meriam M. Urmaza, finding that the Regional Trial Court erred in denying her petition for review and that the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor committed grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction in resolving her complaint against public officials. The Court held that the Provincial Prosecutor should have conducted a preliminary investigation and determined whether there was probable cause to file charges against the public officials instead of dismissing the complaint outright.
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Meriam M. Urmaza, finding that the Regional Trial Court erred in denying her petition for review and that the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor committed grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction in resolving her complaint against public officials. The Court held that the Provincial Prosecutor should have conducted a preliminary investigation and determined whether there was probable cause to file charges against the public officials instead of dismissing the complaint outright.
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Meriam M. Urmaza, finding that the Regional Trial Court erred in denying her petition for review and that the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor committed grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction in resolving her complaint against public officials. The Court held that the Provincial Prosecutor should have conducted a preliminary investigation and determined whether there was probable cause to file charges against the public officials instead of dismissing the complaint outright.