Published June 28, 2021, 12:26 PM
Sandiganbayan
The Sandiganbayan has ordered the lawyer of the late Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chairperson and former Sulu Gov. Yusop Hussin Jikiri to explain the filing of a motion for reconsideration despite his manifestation on the death of his client.
In a resolution, the anti-graft court warned that “the Court will be constrained to act accordingly” if the lawyer, Jose Ventura Aspiras, fails to comply with its directive.
Jikiri, together with Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Unit XI Executive Director Oscar Parawan, were sentenced last Nov. 27, 2020 to a total of 16 to 26 years imprisonment on charges of graft and malversation.
Published March 2, 2021, 3:04 PM
The Sandiganbayan has ordered a lawyer to explain why he should not be sanctioned for manifesting to the court that his client, who was convicted of graft and malversation, was already dead “when the truth is said accused is still very much alive.”
Sandiganbayan
(MANILA BULLETIN)
Ordered to explain was Jose V. Aspiras, lawyer of former Sulu Gov. Yusop Hussin Jikiri, who, together with Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Unit XI Executive Director Oscar Parawan, was sentenced last Nov. 27, 2020 to a total of 16 to 26 years in prison.
During the promulgation of the decision on his case, Jikiri failed to appear. Aspiras explained his client’s absence by manifesting his (Jakiri’s) death. The lawyer was then directed to file Jikiri’s death certificate which would indicate the place and date of his death.