Practice question
A court directly orders a particular assistant prosecutor, over the objections of that prosecutor’s superiors, to conduct an executive preliminary investigation. Which authority addresses this interference?
- Filing a complaint makes prosecutors court employees
- Courts freely assign every prosecutor’s investigation
- A witness may appoint the investigator
- A.M.24-02-09-SC reiterates that such direction improperly intrudes into executive administration
- Only counsel’s consent determines prosecutorial assignment
Legal references
- A.M.24-02-09-SC, May28,2024: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/69517
- Meking v. Remulla, G.R.280455, November11,2025, main ruling: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/nov2025/gr_280455_2025.html
- Crespo v. Mogul, G.R.L-53373, June30,1987: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1987/jun1987/gr_l-53373_1987.html
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