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Jesus P. Disini Vs. The Honorable Sandiganbayan, et al.

JESUS P. DISINI, Petitioner, versus THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN, THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, as represented by the PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT (PCGG), Respondents.

G.R. No. 180564 | 2010-06-22

DECISION


ABAD, J.:

This case is about the elementary rule of fair play and the dire effect on the Republic's credibility when it reneges on its undertaking to protect witnesses to whom it had given immunity from prosecution.

The Facts and the Case

In 1989 respondent Republic of the Philippines, represented in this case by the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG), wanted petitioner Jesus P. Disini to testify for his government in its case against Westinghouse Electric Corporation[1] (Westinghouse) before the United States District Court of New Jersey and in the arbitration case that Westinghouse International Projects Company and...