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Re: Allegations made under oath at the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing held on September 26, 2013 Against Associate Justice Gregory S. Ong, Sandiganbayan [Concurring and Dissenting Opinion, J. Perez]

Re: Allegations Made Under Oath at the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Hearing Held on September 26, 2013 Against Associate Justice Gregory S. Ong, Sandiganbayan [Concurring and Dissenting Opinion, J. Perez]

A.M. No. SB-14-21-J | 2014-09-23

CONCURRING AND DISSENTING OPINION
 
 
I dissent in part with the majority decision.
 
The Charge
 
Justice Gregory S. Ong (Justice Ong) of the Sandiganbayan stands administratively charged with misconduct in relation to two (2) criminal cases decided by the fourth division of the anti-graft court in 2010- Criminal Cases No. 26768 and 26769.
 
Criminal Cases No. 26768 and 26769 are referred to as the Kevlar Cases because they dealt with the prosecution of seventeen (17) personsten (10) military officials and seven (7) private individuals-thought to be involved in what was alleged to be...