Alberto Agra was the acting Justice secretary

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 of the Republic of the Philippines. He was succeeded by Leila De Lima

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Justice Secretary

His term was widely criticized for dropping charges against influential government officials.

Early in the Ampatuan massacre case, he dropped charges against two suspects, ARMM

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 governor Zaldy Ampatuan

Zaldy Ampatuan

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 and his brother Akmad Ampatuan.
His department also failed to protect Suwaib Upham, a key witness and self-confessed participant in the massacre who sought witness protection and was later murdered in Maguindanao

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Two days before the end of his term, he dismissed charges against government personnel accused of human trafficking

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