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Ombudsman respects Sandiganbayan s acquittal of Sen Bong Revilla; no appeal – Manila Bulletin

Published July 8, 2021, 9:31 AM Office of the Ombudsman The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) will not appeal the July 1 Sandiganbayan decision that acquitted Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. of 16 graft charges involving his P224.5 million in Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). In a statement, the OMB said: “The Office of the Ombudsman has rested its case against Revilla. The Sandiganbayan First Division voted 3-2 to grant Senator Revilla’s demurrer to evidence, and we respect its decision.” It also said: “Consistent with the defendant’s constitutional right against double jeopardy, Ombudsman Samuel R. Martires sets the policy of no longer challenging the dismissal of cases [or] quashal of information and judgments of acquittal, either through a motion to dismiss, a demurrer to evidence or by a decision, rendered by the trial courts or the Sandiganbayan except when the People was clearly deprived of due process or there was mistrial.”

Bong Revilla cleared of graft charges

SunStar (File) July 06, 2021 THE Sandiganbayan has dismissed the 16 counts of graft charges against Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. over the alleged misuse of his priority development assistance fund (PDAF) from 2007 to 2009 for lack of evidence. “The bonds posted by accused Revilla are hereby ordered released, subject to the usual accounting and auditing procedures,” Sandiganbayan First Division Associate Justice Geraldine Faith Econg said in her 196-page order. The court also lifted the hold departure against Revilla. In the same order, Econg denied the demurrer to evidence filed by Janet Lim-Napoles, the alleged brains behind the PDAF or pork barrel scam. This means the trial against her for graft charges will continue.

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