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Dichaves vs. Office of the Ombudsman

JAIME DICHAVES, Petitioner, vs. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND THE SPECIAL DIVISION OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN, Respondents. Present: BRION, J., Acting Chairperson, DEL CASTILLO, lVIENDOZA, REYES,* and LEONBN,JJ.

G.R. Nos. 206310-11 | 2016-12-07

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
SECOND DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.;
 
This resolves a Petition for Certiorari 1 assailing the Office of the Ombudsman's finding of probable cause to charge petitioner Jaime Dichaves with plunder. Petitioner prays for the annulment of the March 14, 2012 Joint Resolution2 and February 4, 2013 Order3 of the Office of the Ombudsman in OMB-0-01-0211 and OMB-0-01-0291,4 which resolved the two complaints filed in 2001. 5
 
The first complaint, docketed as OMB-0-01-0211, accuses Jaime Dichaves and William Gatchalian, among others, 6...