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JOSEPHINE D. SARMIENTO vs. ALBERT S. SALAMAT, Sheriff IV

JOSEPHINE D. SARMIENTO, complainant, vs. ALBERT S. SALAMAT, Sheriff IV, respondent.

AM-P-No. 01-1501 | 2001-09-04

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

This Court shall never tolerate or condone any conduct, act or omission that would violate the norm of public accountability or diminish the people's faith in the judiciary. However, when an administrative charge against a court personnel holds no basis whatsoever in fact or in law, this Court will not hesitate to protect the innocent court employee against any groundless accusation that trifles with judicial processes.

The Case

In a sworn Letter-Complaint[1] dated May 17, 1999, addressed to the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA), Josephine D. Sarmiento instituted an administrative Complaint against...