SC to Pasig judge: Explain TRO on DoJ probe
By Benjamin B. Pulta 09/05/2011A Pasig judge who issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) preventing prosecutors from proceeding with the indictment of executives and officers of housing developer Globe Asiatique Realty Holdings Corp. (GA) has been asked by Supreme Court (SC) officials to explain his move.
“I have received various information regarding the case, and I have required (Pasig RTC Branch 167) Judge (Rolando) Mislang to explain the propriety of issuance of the TRO. I’m expecting a written explanation by next week,” court administrator Jose Midas Marquez told reporters over the weekend.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima earlier had asked the SC to investigate Mislang over the issuance of the TRO and questioned the manner in which Mislang came up with the TRO last Aug. 26 after hearing the case a day before amid the objection from state solicitors who were not given a chance to evaluate the petition of GA president Delfin Lee.
De Lima revealed Mislang had an administrative case in the past after ordering the arrest of some officials of Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20110905met2.html
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