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Newly-installed Ombudsman seen to pursue criminal raps against Merci By Gerry Baldo 05/03/2011

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Newly-installed Ombudsman seen to pursue criminal raps against Merci

By Gerry Baldo 05/03/2011

The filing of the criminal charges against Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez would have to be postponed until after President Aquino appoints a new Ombudsman.

According to Iloilo Rep. Niel Tupas, the process could take as long as three months.

Tupas, chairman of the House committee on justice and a member of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC), expressed doubts that the cases against Gutierrez would prosper under Overall Deputy Ombudsman Orlando Casimiro who is now the Ombudsman in an acting capacity.

Casimiro, he said, is also among those who is going to be impleaded in the cases that would be filed against Gutierrez..... MORE

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URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20110503nat1.html

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