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DOJ chief Remulla did not intervene in son's drug case: prosecutor

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<p>MANILA — Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin &quot;Boying&quot; Remulla has not intervened in the illegal drug case of his eldest son for illegal possession of almost a kilogram of &quot;kush&quot; or high-grade marijuana, a prosecutor said Friday.</p><p>&quot;Hindi po ever nagkaroon ng intervention ang justice secretary sa resolution nitong kaso na ito,&quot; said Jennah Marie Dela Cruz, prosecution attorney of the Las Piñas City Prosecutor&#x27;s Office.</p><p>&quot;Even po yesterday talagang hindi rin po, wala po kaming nare-receive na tawag na kahit kanino. Kung ano man po &#x27;yung sinabi na statement ni justice secretary totoo naman pong wala pong intervention.&quot;</p><p>Asked if they are in a precarious position since the suspect&#x27;s father is the justice secretary, Dela Cruz said: &quot;Hindi ko po masabi pero ang masasabi ko lang po diyan our resolution will speak for itself.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Makikita n&#x27;yo naman po kung meron po kayong kopya nung resolution everything was covered. Makikita naman po na talagang pinag-aralan &#x27;yung kaso,&quot; she said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2290513" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Remulla&#x27;s eldest son, Juanito Jose Diaz Remulla III, was <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/13/22/doj-chief-remullas-son-arrested-in-drug-op">nabbed by law enforcement authorities</a> in Las Piñas City last Tuesday for alleged possession of P1.3 million worth of high-grade marijuana. </p><p>The Las Piñas City Prosecutor&#x27;s Office on Friday formally charged Juanito for allegedly violating Section 11 of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. </p><p>The office recommended &quot;no bail&quot; for the case and Dela Cruz said it is up to Juanito&#x27;s camp if they will file a petition for bail.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/14/22/no-bail-inirekomenda-ng-piskalya-sa-anak-ni-remulla">Anak ni DOJ chief Remulla na inaresto dahil sa droga kinasuhan na</a></li></ul><p>Remulla earlier said that he would not intervene or influence his son&#x27;s &quot;predicament.&quot; </p><p>Netizens have called on Remulla to resign to avoid a potential conflict of interest.</p><p>However, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. rejected the clamor, saying it has no basis.</p><p>&quot;I think that being the Secretary of Department of Justice, he&#x27;s very aware that he must allow the processes of the judiciary to work properly and that no one in the executive should interfere,&quot; Marcos earlier said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/14/22/marcos-no-basis-for-boying-remulla-to-resign-over-sons-drug-arrest">Marcos: Calls for Remulla to resign over arrest of son in anti-drug ops have &#x27;no basis&#x27;</a></li></ul><div><strong>&#x27;NO DIRECT POWER&#x27;</strong></div><p>In the interview, Dela Cruz said Remulla has no direct power over them.</p><p>&quot;Directly wala po kasi even though we are under the Department of Justice ang ahensiya po namin ay National Prosecution Service,&quot; she replied when asked about the justice secretary&#x27;s influence over prosecutors.</p><p>&quot;So meron po kaming sariling prosecutor general at hindi po kami directly answerable to the secretary of justice, meron po kasi kaming pinaka-chief namin which is the prosecutor general.&quot;</p><p>Dela Cruz also said &quot;yes&quot; when asked if she was confident that the case could stand trial. </p><p>&quot;Kung hindi po kasi kami naniniwala na that it can stand trial we would have recommended for the dismissal or for further investigation of the case,&quot; she said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/10/13/22/pdea-remullas-son-facing-raps-for-importing-illegal-drugs">PDEA: Remulla&#x27;s son facing raps for importing illegal drugs</a></li></ul><div><strong>—SRO, October 14, 2022</strong></div>

The prosecutor who filed a drug charge against DOJ chief Boying Remulla's son said Remulla has no direct power over them even though prosecutors are under his office.