DOJ Cites Process Before Tagging Leviste 'Fugitive'
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday declined to label Batangas Rep. Leandreo Leviste a 'fugitive from justice' in connection with his criminal case, stating that only the court can officially designate an accused as such.
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