IBP on Ampatuan verdict: Delayed justice breeds despair, corruption

  • 📰 rapplerdotcom
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 29 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 15%
  • Publisher: 86%

Law Law Headlines News

Law Law Latest News,Law Law Headlines

While it welcomes the conviction of suspects in the Ampatuan massacre, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines laments the delay and pushes for reforms in the judicial process. AmpatuanMassacre MaguindanaoMassacreVerdict

IBP called for reforms to improve slow judicial process. It acknowledged further that"the special attention and treatment given the cases facilitated their resolution."

"The wheels of justice in our country however remain slow compared to other jurisdictions," IBP said."Delay breeds inefficiency, undue influence, corruption, and despair." According to the 2018 World Justice Project Rule of Law Index, Philippines is ranked No. 102 out of 113 in terms of the efficiency of its criminal justice system.

The Philippine Development Plan for 2017 to 2022 said that better coordination among justice agencies is the catch-all fix in"pursuing swift and fair administration of justice." (READ:

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

IBP should focus on what it can control, which is regulating the licenses of registered lawyers. There are many today who are telling lies and acting counter to the profession. More should be done by IBP to clean it up.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 4. in LAW

Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Justice is served: Maguindanao Massacre presiding Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes is the Philippines' latest toast - InteraksyonJudge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes, who handed out the long-awaited verdict of Datu Andal Ampatuan Jr. and his brother Zaldy Ampatuan, received praises online for her dedication to serve justice to the victims of the decade-old Maguindanao massacre. On December 19, the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 221 found the two prominent Ampatuan members, along with 28 …
Source: interaksyon - 🏆 24. / 51 Read more »

‘Not enough’ evidence vs. Ampatuan Jr. for guilty verdict in Maguindanao massacre case – lawyerA lawyer who previously represented a member of the Ampatuan clan says he finds insufficient evidence for the court to hand down a guilty verdict to his former client linked to the 2009 Maguindanao massacre case. But then again, justice delayed is justice denied. May tomorrow’s verdict prove us, Filipinos, wrong. Pakisampal nga po si attorney ng matauhan pls Kulang pa rin ang ebidensya? Wala kyong konsensya!
Source: CNN Philippines - 🏆 13. / 63 Read more »