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Ampongan vs. Sandiganbayan

OMAR ERASMO GONOWON AMPONGAN, PETITIONER, VS. HON. SANDIGANBAYAN, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND OMBUDSMAN SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. Nos. 234670-71 | 2019-08-14

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
Before us is a petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, filed by petitioner Omar Erasmo Gonowon Ampongan, seeking to annul and set aside the Order[1] dated September 29, 2017 issued by the Sandiganbayan in SB-17-CRM-1429 and SB-17-CRM-1430.

The antecedent facts are as follows:

On July 14, 2017, the Office of the Ombudsman, through the Office of the Special Prosecutor, filed two Informations with the Sandiganbayan charging petitioner with (1) violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 3019, otherwise known as the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act; and (2)...