The prosecutors pushed to charge Remulla for violation of section 11 of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. Under the law, Remulla could face the penalty of life imprisonment and a fine ranging from P500,000 to P10 million. READ:
The prosecutors did not also recommend bail for the DOJ secretary’s son due to the amount of suspected drugs recovered from him, according to the prosecutor.
Originally, Remulla underwent inquest proceedings for importation of dangerous drugs and violation of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act. However, according to Dela Cruz, the complaints will undergo preliminary investigation and have been referred to Pasay City prosecutors, since they have jurisdiction over the place where the incident happened.
“Tapos the initial charges for importation of drugs, we will be referring that to Pasay City kasi halos lahat ng elements ng offense, took place in Pasay so they have jurisdiction over that matterOn October 11, Juanito Jose, the justice secretary’s eldest son, was nabbed by authorities for alleged possession of suspected marijuana. However, it was only on October 13 when Remulla issued a statement and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency released further details about the incident.
As justice secretary, Remulla heads all the prosecutors in the country – some of whom decided on the case of his son. In his statement, Remulla said he would not intervene in any way in his son’s case.I can assure you, wala pong kahit anong participation or intervention ‘yong any department, especially the secretary of justice kasi rin kahapon, we are blocking people to come inside our office.
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