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Chua and Changcheng vs. Hon. Secretary of Justice and PASG-TFS

RUDY CHUA AND CAI CHANGCHENG, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HON. SECRETARY OF JUSTICE AND PRESIDENTIAL ANTI-SMUGGLING GROUP-TASK FORCE SUBIC (PASG-TFS), RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 204479 | 2023-11-01

SECOND DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
LEONEN, SAJ.:
 
The determination of probable cause for filing an information is lodged with the public prosecutor. Absent any finding of grave abuse of discretion, it is not reviewable by the courts.[1]

This Court resolves a Petition[2] assailing the Court of Appeals' Decision[3] and Resolution,[4] which found no grave abuse of discretion on the part of the Secretary of Justice, who reversed the City Prosecutor's dismissal and ordered the filing of Information against Rudy Chua, Cai Changcheng and Cai Wengcong (Chua et al.) for violation of Sections 4 and 5 in relation to Section...