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Amor D. Deloso, Ireneo B. Onia, And Nelson A. Quejada Vs Hon. Aniano A. Desierto, In His Capacity As Ombudsman, Hon. Leonardo P. Tamayo, In His Capacity As Special Prosecutor, Hon. Robert E. Kallos, In His Capacity As Deputy Special Prosecutor, And Pacita T. Gonzales

AMOR D. DELOSO, IRENEO B. ONIA, and NELSON A. QUEJADA, petitioners, vs. HON. ANIANO A. DESIERTO, in his capacity as Ombudsman, HON. LEONARDO P. TAMAYO, in his capacity as Special Prosecutor, HON. ROBERT E. KALLOS, in his capacity as Deputy Special Prosecutor, and PACITA T. GONZALES, respondents.

G.R. No. 129939 | 1999-09-09

D E C I S I O N

PARDO, J.:

The case is a petition for certiorari and injunction with prayer for a writ of preliminary injunction or a temporary restraining order to enjoin public respondents from prosecuting petitioners in Criminal Cases Nos. 23292 and 23295, filed with the Sandiganbayan.

Petitioners, Amor D. Deloso, Ireneo B. Onia, and Nelson A. Quejada, were then Governor, Provincial Treasurer, and Provincial Chief Accountant, respectively, of the province of Zambales.

In 1989, a Commission on Audit (COA) team, composed of auditors and examiners, audited the financial transactions and operations of Zambales province, for the calendar...