City Prosecutor’s Office reports 100 disposition rate

Prosecutor Genevieve Ayochok of the City Prosecutor’s Office reported a one hundred disposition rate on all the cases filed before it for preliminary investigation, inquest proceedings and motion for reconsideration last year.

 reported a one hundred disposition rate on all the cases filed before it for preliminary investigation, inquest proceedings and motion for reconsideration last year.

In a report signed by City Prosecutor Conrado V. Catral, Jr., the City Prosecutor’s Office (CPO) received some 2,071 new complaints from January 1 to December 31, 2022 as there were no complaints that were carried over for the year from 2021.

He disclosed that the 2,071 new complaints were resolved where information were filed in court, the complaints were dismissed or the same were referred to other investigating bodies for further investigation, among others.

For inquest proceedings, the CPO received some 407 new complaints from January 1 to December 31, 2022 as there were no complaints that were carried over for inquest from 2021.

Moreover, there were some 407 complaints for inquest proceedings which were resolved with the filing of information in court, the complaints were dismissed or some of them were referred to other investigating agencies for the conduct of further investigation, among others.

In terms of options for reconsideration, the said office received some 139 motions for reconsideration from parties that were not content with the decision of the office during the same period.

From January 1 to December 31, 2022, the said office was able to resolve the filed motions for reconsideration that paved the way for the CPO to have a 100-disposition rate on the said aspect. – Dexter A. See