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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.

GR. NOS. 206310-11 (OMB-0-01-0211 and OMB-0-01 0291; Sandiganbayan Special Division-Criminal Case No. 26558), | 2016-12-07

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
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 Resolution[2]and February 4, 2013 Order[3] 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]of direct bribery,...