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Foul, foul

Published by Ellen on December 19, 2010

These scoundrels really know timing.

They unloaded their dirty tricks at the time when when the public was busy with Christmas shopping and parties while coping with issue overload — Amnesty proclamation for military rebels, release of Morong 43, boycott of Nobel Peace Prize ceremonies in exchange for the life of Filipino drug traffickers, and acquittal of Hubert Webb and company in the Vizconde massacre case .

First was the decision of the Supreme Court allowing Mikey Arroyo to take his seat as sectoral representative of the security guards and tricyle drivers upholding the bastardization of the partylist system. The second was the deal struck by retired Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia with the Sandiganbayan.

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Ex-Ombudsman, reform group slam Garcia plea bargain

Published by Ellen on December 17, 2010

From ABS-CBN online

The face of corruption in the military
Former Ombudsman Simeon Marcelo and a reform group criticized state prosecutors for entering into a plea bargaining agreement with ex-military comptroller Major Gen. Carlos Garcia who was facing plunder and money laundering charges worth P303 million.

Just in time for Christmas, the Sandiganbayan antigraft court on Friday ordered the release of former military comptroller Carlos Garcia, who had been detained for the past six years while on trial for amassing P303 million in ill-gotten assets.

The Sandiganbayan Second Division has granted Garcia’s petition for bail and ordered the Philippine National Police to release him from its custody.
. http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20101218-309627/Sandigan-frees-general-facing-plunder-charges

Marcelo said the plea bargaining agreement, which allowed Garcia to enter guilty pleas for the lesser and bailable offenses of direct bribery and violation of Section 4-B of the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA), is illegal.

“Under the rules of court, a plea bargaining agreement may only be entered if the prosecution has not yet started the presentation of evidence. In this case, the prosecution has already completed it. Further, the court has already ruled that the prosecution has presented sufficient evidence to convict Garcia,” he said in a text message.

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