Unprecedented
and a first for the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA),thanks to the efforts of the administration of President Roa Duterte.
The
conviction rate for cases filed by PDEA against drug personalities in 2018
increased by 46.82 percent compared to the previous year -2017.
This is the
first time PDEA recorded such a high conviction rate for drug cases since 2017.
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The higher
rate of conviction in 2018 can be attributed to the active participation of
PDEA lawyers in pre-trial proceedings of PDEA-initiated drug cases, PDEA Dir.
Gen. Aaron Aquino said.
In 2018, a
total of 41,583 cases were filed, resulting in 13,111 cases of conviction,
which is 81.82 percent of all cases filed. This is 46.82 percent more than the
35 percent conviction rate of the 41,224 cases filed in 2017.
“With this
guidelines, all lawyers assigned in the Legal and Prosecution Service have been
authorized to appear in court on behalf of the agency for the purpose of
availing pre-trial measures and remedies, as well as actively participating in
the pre-trial proper on drug cases,” Aquino said.
The other
factor that contributed to the higher conviction explains Aquino is PDEA’s project
court watch, which monitors the status and progress of the drug cases filed.
“Our efforts
are bearing fruits, but much is still to be done. One measure of the success of
our campaign against illegal drug is the filing of airtight cases that will
result in the conviction of the accused,” Aquino said.
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