THOSE who have been charged with a criminal offense before Philippine courts would know that the accuser and plaintiff in those cases is the “People of the Philippines.” But who really represents the people in these cases? Did the people choose the prosecutor who is putting the accused on trial? Was the prosecutor authorized by the people to indict the accused in the first place?

These are some of the supposed questions answered by Marlowe Camello, a lawyer practicing in the Philippines and in the United States, in his essay, “The people bypass criminal justice system,” dated Feb. 4, 2021. Camello was admitted to the Philippine bar way back in March 1968.

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