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People vs. Sandiganbayan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, V. HON. SANDIGANBAYAN (FIRST DIVISION), MANUEL M. LAPID, MA. VICTORIA M. AQUINO-ABUBAKAR, LEOLITA M. AQUINO AND DEXTER ALEXANDER S.D. VASQUEZ, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 229656 | 2019-08-19

D E C I S I O N
 
J. REYES, JR., J.:
 
Claiming that the Sandiganbayan's dismissal of the criminal case filed against respondents on account of violation of the speedy disposition rule was tainted with grave abuse of discretion, petitioner People of the Philippines, represented by the Office of the Ombudsman, through the Office of the Special Prosecutor, interposes the instant certiorari petition.
 
The Facts
 
The criminal case filed against respondents relates to the "P728 Million Fertilizer Scam" in the Department of Agriculture (DA).
 
In 2004, the Department of Budget and Management issued a...