The Justice chief also criticized the Philippine National Police (PNP) raid for having been done without coordination with the DOJ and for supposedly lacking sufficient bases and evidence. READ MORE:
obstruction of justice charges against witnesses who later refuse to testify following a raid on the compound of a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator in Las Piñas last month.
“The problem is once they’re okay, their perception of danger, their fear went away, so they no longer wanted to testify. Under our laws, that’s perjury and obstruction of justice,” Remulla, quoted by ABS-CBN News, said. “The problem is you complained, there’s a case, but once you went home, you no longer wanted to testify. So everything is left hanging,” he added.
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