Case Digest: Secretary De Lima vs. Reyes, G.R. No. 209330, January 11, 2016
Rule 112, Preliminary Investigation, Secretary of Justice | Criminal Procedure Facts: Dr. Gerardo Ortega, a veterinarian and radio anchor in Palawan, was shot and killed inside a Ukay-ukay shop in 2011. Marlon Recamata, who was arrested after a brief chase with police, made an extrajudicial confession admitting to the crime and implicated Rodolfo "Bumar" O. Edrad, Dennis C. Aranas, and Armando "Salbakotah" R. Noel, Jr. Edrad alleged that former Palawan Governor Mario Joel T. Reyes ordered the killing of Dr. Ortega. A special panel of prosecutors was created to conduct a preliminary investigation. Dr. Ortega's wife filed a Supplemental Affidavit-Complaint implicating former Governor Reyes as the mastermind of her husband's murder. The First Panel concluded its preliminary investigation and issued a resolution dismissing the Affidavit-Complaint. Dr. Inocencio-Ortega filed a Motion to Re-Open Preliminary Investigation seeking the admission of mobile ...