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Preliminary Investigation

Nature of Right
• Is an inquiry or proceeding to determine whether there is sufficient ground to endgender a well
founded belief that a crime has been committed and the respondent is probability thereof and
should be held for trial.

Purposes of Preliminary Investigation


• to determine whether there is sufficient ground to endgender a well founded belief that a crime
has been committed and the respondent is probability thereof and should be held for trial.

Who may conduct determination of existence of probable cause


1. Provincial/City Prosecutors
2. National and Regional State Prosecutors
3. Other officers as may be authorized by law
4. COMELEC
5. Ombudsman and his deputies
6. Special Counsel designated by the Sec. Of Justice

Distinguish: executive and judicial determination of probable cause

Resolution of investigation prosecutor

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