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Herminio T. Disini Vs. Sandiganbayan, et al./Herminio T. Disini Vs. Sandiganbaya and People of the Philippines

HERMINIO T. DISINI, Petitioner, vs. THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN, FIRST DIVISION, AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents.

G.R. Nos. 169823-24/174764-65 | 2013-09-11

FIRST DIVISION

DECISION

BERSAMIN, J.:

The Sandiganbayan has exclusive original jurisdiction over the criminal action involving petitioner notwithstanding that he is a private individual considering that his criminal prosecution is intimately related to the recovery of ill-gotten wealth of the Marcoses, their immediate family, subordinates and close associates.

The Case

Petitioner Herminio T. Disini assails via petition for certiorari the resolutions promulgated by the Sandiganbayan in Criminal Case No. 28001 and Criminal Case No. 28002, both entitled People v. Herminio T. Disini, on January 17, 2005 (denying his...