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Miriam Defensor Santiago vs. Conrado M. Vasquez

MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, petitioner, vs. CONRADO M. VASQUEZ, Ombudsman; GUALBERTO J. DE LA LLANA, Special Prosecutor; SANDIGANBAYAN and REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MANILA, respondents.

G.R. Nos. 99289-90 | 1992-01-13

D E C I S I O N
 

REGALADO, J.:

In this petition for certiorari and prohibition with preliminary injunction, and the addendum thereto, petitioner seeks to enjoin the Sandiganbayan and the Regional Trial Courts of Manila from proceeding with Criminal Case No. 16698 for violation of Republic Act No. 3019, Section 3(e); Criminal Case No. 91-94555 for violation of Presidential Decree No. 46; and Criminal Case No. 91-94897 for libel.

In Criminal Case No. 16698 1 filed before the Sandiganbayan, petitioner stands charged as follows:

"That on or about October 17, 1988, or for sometime prior or subsequent thereto, in Manila, Philippines, and...