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Amor D. Deloso vs. Sandiganbayan, etal.

GOVERNOR AMOR D. DELOSO, petitioner, vs. THE SANDIGANBAYAN, THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, respondents.

G.R. Nos. 86899-903 | 1989-05-15

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

This petition for certiorari seeks to annul and set aside the resolution of the Sandiganbayan dated February 10, 1989 in Criminal Cases Nos. 9200 to 9204 which preventively suspended petitioner Amor D. Deloso (accused in the criminal cases) pendente lite from his position as provincial governor of Zambales and from any office that he may be holding.

The petitioner was the duly elected mayor of Botolan, Zambales in the local elections of November 1971. While he occupied the position of mayor, a certain Juan Villanueva filed a letter complaint with the Tanodbayan accusing him of having committed acts...