ni Lolet Abania | November 24, 2020
Pumanaw na si Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Juan Pedro Navera, ang fiscal na humawak ng mga kilalang kasong kriminal sa edad na 49.
Ito ang kinumpirma nina Department of Justice (DOJ) Sec. Menardo Guevarra at Usec. Emmeline Aglipay-Villar ngayong Martes.
"We are saddened by SASP Navera's demise. He was one of our best," sabi ni Guevarra.
Bilang isang prosecutor, hinawakan ni Navera ang maraming kaso ng droga at naging daan sa conviction ng mga umano’y drug personalities at isang Chinese drug lord. Nahawakan din niya ang criminal case tungkol sa shabu laboratory sa Virac, Catanduanes.
Si Navera rin ang naging daan para sa prosecution ng isang retired army major general, kung saan na-convict ito noong 2018, dahil sa kaso ng abduction ng dalawang students activists.
"From where we stand, he was at once an embodiment of a principled, fair, no-nonsense, brilliant and diligent lawyer. He was a quintessential professional," ayon sa National Union of Peoples' Lawyers (NUPL).
"Yet he was very amiable and self-effacing, reluctant to be in the spotlight. He was humorous in his own right and self-deprecating yet can throw a teasing jest at his colleagues," ayon pa sa NUPL.
Samantala, walang binanggit na dahilan ng pagkamatay ni Navera.