Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla ordered the creation of a special task force that will investigate the reported extrajudicial killings (EJKs) that allegedly took place during the drug war of then President Rodrigo R. Duterte.
Remulla announced on Wednesday, Nov. 6, that he had already issued Department Order (DO) 778 dated Nov. 4 that created the task force that will investigate the EJKs related to Duterte administration’s war on drugs.
“Spare no one, hold accountable every personality who had a hand in the senseless killings perpetrated by abusive persons in authority during the past admin’s anti-illegal drug campaign,” declared Remulla in a statement.
The task force is composed of the Office of the Secretary of Justice Prosecution Staff (OSJPS) and includes a senior assistant state prosecutor as chairperson, a regional prosecutor as co-chairperson, and nine members from the National Prosecution Service (NPS).
A team from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) may be required to constitute the task force.
The task force was ordered to submit a report to Remulla not later than 60 days from the issuance of DO 778, according to the DOJ. (Jeffrey Damicog)
