Despite court order, the Department of Justice (DoJ) proceeded with its investigation to determine criminal liability of former National Bureau of Investigation Director Magtanggol Gatdula.
Former National Bureau of Investigation Director Magtanggol Gatdula on Monday filed a petition to prevent Justice Secretary Leila de Lima and the NBI from framing, or even trying to get him killed, for what he claimed was the fake ambush on NBI Deputy Director Reynaldo Esmeralda last week.
Former National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Magtanggol Gatdula on Monday filed a petition for a writ of amparo against Justice Secretary Leila De Lima and two others in connection with the alleged “ambush me” incident of NBI Deputy Director Reynaldo Esmeralda.
President Aquino wants to see a “swift investigation” of Tuesday night’s ambush on National Bureau of Investigation Deputy Director Reynaldo Esmeralda, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said Thursday as she reported “significant leads” in the hunt for the gunmen.
For National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Deputy Director Reynaldo Esmeralda, only one case came to mind when asked what could be the most likely motive behind the attempt on his life Tuesday night.
The camp of former National Bureau of Investigation chief Magtanggol Gatdula on Wednesday demanded a public apology from Justice Secretary Leila de Lima after the latter linked the ambush attack on NBI deputy Director Reynaldo Esmeralda on Tuesday night to the alleged abduction and extortion of a Japanese woman in which Gatdula was allegedly involved.
Dismissed National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Magtanggol Gatdula will not be showing up if asked to appear in a Department of Justice (DoJ) probe into the kidnapping complaint filed by an illegal immigrant, Gatdula’s lawyer Abraham Espejo said Thursday.
The Department of Justice (DoJ) said they were not defying the temporary restraining order issued by the Manila court even as it decided to investigate former National Bureau of Investigation chief Magtanggol Gatdula following a complaint filed by his alleged victim, an official said Wednesday.
Despite a temporary restraining order, the Department of Justice (DoJ) created a panel of investigators to determine if there was enough basis to warrant the filing of criminal case against former National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Magtanggol Gatdula.
It was no kidnapping but simply a case of “arbitrary detention.” Lawyers of dismissed National Bureau of Investigation Director Magtanggol Gatdula pointed this out to justice department officials who recommended the filing of kidnapping charges against their client that became the basis for his dismissal by President Aquino.
President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday denied sending anyone to retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Serafin Cuevas to make an offer in exchange for his dropping out as head of the defense at Chief Justice Renato Corona’s impeachment trial.
Dismissed National Bureau of Investigation director Magtanggol Gatdula won a small victory on Tuesday when a Manila regional court granted a 20-day extension of its earlier order suspending any criminal probe on Gatdula in connection with the kidnapping and illegal detention case of Japanese immigrant Noriyo Ohara.
A top Cabinet official on Tuesday said there was no animosity between President Benigno Aquino III and Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) despite a reported failed Malacañang overture to seek the withdrawal of former Justice Secretary Serafin Cuevas as lead defense lawyer of Chief Justice Renato Corona.
