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PNP-CIDG vs. P/SUPT.* Villafuerte [DISSENTING OPINION, LEONEN, J.]

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE-CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND DETECTION GROUP (PNP-CIDG), PETITIONER, VS. P/SUPT.* ERMILANDO VILLAFUERTE, RESPONDENT.

G.R. Nos. 219771 & 219773 | 2018-09-18

DISSENTING OPINION

LEONEN, J.:

I refuse to believe that the accused in this case was a mere unthinking bureaucrat who had no duty except to draft documents. I believe that as a lawyer, he had the competence to know when there was a defect in the procedure. As a public officer, he was duty bound to exercise utmost responsibility to ensure that powerful individuals did not abuse their positions.

I dissent that he should be acquitted.

Respondent P/Supt. Ermilando O. Villafuerte, in his Comment, admits drafting only the following:
 
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