DOJ assures Mamasapano victims’ kin: Wheels of justice spinning

The Department of Justice (DOJ) assured relatives of the victims of the Mamasapano tragedy that it is doing all it can “to deliver justice to all involved.”

Justice Undersecretary and DOJ Spokesperson Emmanuel Caparas, at a press conference said that whether a case can be filed on or before the January 25 anniversary is beside the point.

“Whether or not the anniversary of this tragedy is approaching or we just passed it, the point is the DOJ continues to do what it needs to do so that it can deliver justice to all parties involved,” Caparas said at a press conference Thursday.

“Everybody deserves justice and in some instances deliberate justice can be swift but still in others can be not as swift,” Caparas added.

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Some sectors are criticizing the government for taking too slow in pinning down the perpetrators responsible for the death of the 44 members of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF), Caparas said “I do not want to make any apologies for our system of justice, that would not be fair to judge our system that way.”

“Let’s just say the authorities are moving as quickly as they can, as responsibly as they can, as judiciously as they can so that justice may be delivered, He added. CDG

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