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Roxas and Nacpil vs Hon Conrado Vasquez and Jose De Ferrer, and the Honorable Sandiganbayan

MANUEL C. ROXAS and AHMED S. NACPIL, petitioners, vs. HON. CONRADO M. VASQUEZ, Ombudsman and JOSE DE FERRER, Deputy Special Prosecutor, and the HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN, respondents.

G.R. No. 114944 | 2001-06-19

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

The instant petition for certiorari and prohibition seeks to set aside the Orders of the Ombudsman dated October 19, 1993[1] and February 10, 1994,[2] insofar as they found probable cause to charge petitioners Police General Manuel C. Roxas and Police Colonel Ahmed S. Nacpil for violation of Section 3 (e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act; and to prohibit respondents from trying petitioners in Criminal Case No. 18956 before the Sandiganbayan.

Petitioners Roxas and Nacpil were Chairman and Member, respectively, of the Bids and Awards Committee of the PC-INP. The other Members of the...