Abalos said of the total 291,393 cases, some 22,000 ended with conviction, 5,753 were dismissed, and 223,579 are pending.Abalos said the Department of the Interior and Local Government is seeking to reassess police investigators and review how they are recruited.“Magkakaroon ngayon ng pagtuturo. Reassess. Reassessment of what’s happening right now on the ground. So retraining kung anong meron sila, we will supplement it, kailangan siguro tignan maigi sino qualified, sino hindi,” he said.
Abalos stressed that the investigation conducted by an investigator would determine the conviction of cases in courts. Meanwhile, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said the government is seeking to retrain law enforcement units in remedial and substantive law to improve the country’s 25% conviction rate for criminal cases filed in court.
“And with that halos wala kaming kaso sa Mandaluyong na na-dismiss because of this technicality [and with that we almost have no cases dismissed in Mandaluyong],” he said, referring to the absence of a witness.“I will be requesting from the mayors and also from other public officials na baka puwedeng gawin din nila ito to help in this cases. Para makatulong. Kasi nga karamihan na di-dismiss,” he said.
Abalos said the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is seeking to reassess police investigators and review how they are recruited. READ: