MANILA, Philippines- Nasa 200 convictions ang naitala mula nang maipasa ang Anti-Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children (OSAEC) law noong 2022, batay sa opisyal ng Department of Justice nitong Huwebes.
”When the law was passed in 2022, almost 200 convictions were made,” pahayag ni Justice Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic Clavano sa isang Palace press briefing.
”So, we see a very significant jump ‘no after this law and this tool was given to the law enforcement and to the prosecution to actually convict perpetrators of OSAEC and CSAEM,” dagdag niya.
”So it’s a very high conviction rate. Again, mainly because of the case buildup rule so nagkaroon po tayo ng magandang mekanismo together with the police and the prosecutors na hindi naman tayo magpa-file ng case ‘pag alam natin na mahina ang ebidensiya,” paliwanag pa ng opisyal.
Binanggit din ng DOJ official na ang pagtugon sa mga ilegal na aktibidad ay isasagawa sa pamamagitan ng grassroot reporting mechanism.
”Whereby, people who are embedded in the community, people who have standing in their areas will serve as that mechanism to bridge between the community, where the crime actually happens and the law enforcement who can do something about it,” ani Clavano. RNT/SA
