BuCor Director General Gerald Q. Bantag
The preventive suspension of Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Q. Bantag has been extended for another 90 days with the administrative charge filed against him for allowing the media interview of a person deprived of liberty (PDL) all
BuCor Director General Gerald Q. Bantag
A motion to inhibit the panel of Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors from investigating the two murder complaints filed against suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Q. Bantag has been denied.
With the denial, the panel is
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The preliminary investigation of the two murder complaints filed against suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Q. Bantag and several others will resume on Jan. 24 after the motion to inhibit the panel of Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors from probing the cha
MANILA-The panel of prosecutors hearing the murder cases against suspended Bureau of Corrections (Bucor) Director General Gerald Bantag has thrown out the prisons chief's motion for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to recuse itself from the proceedings. In an order dated Jan. 17, the panel said it is not granting the motion filed by Bantag's lawyers for state prosecutors to inhibit from the case and to allow the Ombudsman to take over the preliminary investigation. "In sum, while motions for inhibition, especially those anchored on aspersions of grave prejudice and partiality, are granted with the ultimate purpose and idea of maintaining the integrity and faith of the parties in our justice system, no room for inhibition can be had in these cases," the order said. The DOJ panel added that there had been "no violation of Bantag's right to due process to be heard" and the DOJ panel "continue(s) to remain independent and impartial in hearing these cases
More criminal complaints will be filed against suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Q. Bantag.
BuCor Acting Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. said the new complaints will be filed by BuCor personnel who claimed they were “hurt and maltreated” by Bantag.