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Long Title
AN ACT ENSURING OBJECTIVITY AND THE PROTECTION OF WITNESSES IN THE PROSECUTION OF CASES BY THE OMBUDSMAN AND ALLOWING PRIVATE LAWYERS TO ACT AS PROSECUTORS ON ITS BEHALF, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 15 AND 31 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6770, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE OMBUDSMAN ACT OF 1989," AS AMENDED
Date filed
July 2, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00279 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ENSURING OBJECTIVITY AND THE PROTECTION OF WITNESSES IN THE PROSECUTION OF CASES BY THE OMBUDSMAN AND ALLOWING PRIVATE LAWYERS TO ACT AS PROSECUTORS ON ITS BEHALF, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 15 AND 31 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6770, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE OMBUDSMAN ACT OF 1989," AS AMENDED | |
| ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to allow the Office of the Ombudsman to deputize qualified private lawyers as prosecutors. It further provides that in appropriate criminal cases, the Ombudsman may petition the Supreme Court to ensure the protection of the witnesses. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ANTONINO-CUSTODIO, DARLENE MAGNOLIA R. | |
| DATE FILED : 2007-07-02 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Chatto (008 ) | 2. Gullas (012 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2007-07-24 |
Abstract
The bill seeks to allow the Office of the Ombudsman to deputize qualified private lawyers as prosecutors. It further provides that in appropriate criminal cases, the Ombudsman may petition the Supreme Court to ensure the protection of the witnesses.
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