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Jose R del Rosario, Jr. vs. The PEOPLE

JOSE B. DEL ROSARIO, JR., Petitioner, versus THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR,* Respondents.

G.R. No. 143419 | 2006-06-22

D E C I S I O N 


CORONA, J.: 

In this petition for review on certiorari,[1] petitioner Jose B. del Rosario, Jr. assails the pre-trial order[2] dated May 2, 2000 of the Sandiganbayan in Criminal Case No. 22715. 

The facts are undisputed. 

On July 19, 1991, five employees of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), headed by Atty. Musa I. Malayang, filed a letter-complaint dated July 12, 1991 with the Office of the Ombudsman charging petitioner (who was then the Administrator of NIA), among others, of violating Republic Act No. (RA) 6713 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, the Revised Penal Code and other...