(Eagle News)–The Department of Justice may soon release 87 prisoners deprived of liberty. Justice spokesperson and undersecretary Markk Perete said this was after the DOJ and Bureau of Corrections joint task force verified on Friday night the release of 35 PDLs who surrendered within the deadline set by President Rodrigo Duterte. This was apart from the 52 reported by the BuCor as having been processed. “Actual release may be made today,” Perete said. He said […]
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DOJ: Number of surrenderees bloated due to inclusion of convicts released not on account of GCTA law
(Eagle News)–Over 2000 persons deprived of liberty have surrendered to authorities following the 15-day deadline imposed by President Rodrigo Duterte, a figure the Department of Justice said was bloated because it includes even those who turned themselves in even if they were not released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law. In a press conference on Friday, Sept. 20, Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said the figure as of 5 a.m. today, Sept. 20, was 2009. […]





