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MANILA - The Sandiganbayan has turned down the motion for reconsideration filed by former justice secretary Hernando "Nani" Perez and his brother-in-law, businessman Ramon Arceo, asking the court to stop state lawyers from presenting more evidence in the forfeiture case against them. The anti-graft court's Third Division, in a resolution dated Sept. 9, has denied the motion for reconsideration filed by the accused's lawyers last month questioning Sandiganbayan's July 28, 2022 ruling to allow state lawyers to present additional evidence in the case, which the defense said ...

MANILA - The Sandiganbayan has "noted" with no further action a motion on the forfeiture case against businessman Ernest Escaler and former Justice secretary Hernando Perez. In a resolution dated August 22, the anti-graft court said it has "noted for being moot and academic" a motion filed by the lawyers of Escaler seeking to expunge the testimony of a prosecution witness for technical lapses. Escaler sought to do away with the judicial affidavit of lawyer RJ Andrade Bernal, claiming it was filed after the 15-day period granted by the court had expired on June 9 and the cou...

(File photo) MANILA - The Sandiganbayan has allowed government prosecutors to file the sworn testimonies of its witnesses in the forfeiture case against former Justice secretary Hernando "Nani" Perez. In its resolution dated July 28, the anti-graft court, through Presiding Justice Amparo M. Cabotaje-Tang, ordered the government to submit the judicial affidavits of all its witnesses within a non-extendible period of 15 days and said all other judicial affidavits submitted beyond this period shall not be admitted. The order was earlier opposed by the respondents in the case for failing...

(File photo) MANILA - The Sandiganbayan has allowed government prosecutors to file the sworn testimonies of its witnesses in the forfeiture case against former Justice secretary Hernando "Nani" Perez. In its resolution dated July 28, the anti-graft court, through Presiding Justice Amparo M. Cabotaje-Tang, ordered the government to submit the judicial affidavits of all its witnesses within a non-extendible period of 15 days and said all other judicial affidavits submitted beyond this period shall not be admitted. The order was earlier opposed by the respondents in the case for failing...

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