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Pacifico R. Cruz Vs. The Sandiganbayan, et al.

PACIFICO R. CRUZ, Petitioner, versus THE SANDIGANBAYAN (Fourth Division), OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR AND SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE 156, Respondents

G.R. Nos. 174599-609 | 2010-02-12

DECISION


ABAD, J.:

This case is about a public prosecutor's unilateral withdrawal of a motion to drop an accused from the information after a reinvestigation by his office found no probable cause against such accused and the effect of being relieved of liability in a tax case upon the accused's criminal liability in a related case.

The Facts and the Case

In 2001, acting on reports of irregularities, respondent Special Presidential Task Force 156 (Task Force) investigated the One-Stop Shop Inter-Agency Tax Credit and Duty Drawback Center (the One-Stop Center) of the Department of Finance (DOF). The Task Force found that certain...