According to De Lima’s official letter to Ombudsman Samuel Martires on Tuesday, questions about Republic Act No. 10592’s Implementing Rules and Regulations should instead be forwarded to incumbent Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra.“First of all, I would like to clarify that I am no longer the Secretary of Justice. I am now a Senator of the Republic.
Last September 10, letters signed by Martires sent to De Lima and former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas II were released to the media. In the letters, the two were asked to explain and/or clarify why the IRR has removed heinous crime convicts were removed from the list of inmates not qualified for the GCTA.
Faeldon was sacked by President Rodrigo Duterte for allegedly not following his orders to prohibit the release of heinous crime convicts.De Lima, currently detained at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center in Camp Crame over drug raps, also said that she cannot answer properly given her current state, as she does not have any access to the relevant officials who helped in ratifying the IRR.
Various officials have claimed that the GCTA’s IRR was not properly scrutinized during the time of De Lima and Roxas.
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