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Guilty or not, abstention, judges choices on CJ — JPE By Angie M. Rosales 03/05/2012

Monday, March 5, 2012

NO REPRIMAND, ONLY REMOVAL FROM OFFICE IF CONVICTED

Guilty or not, abstention, judges choices on CJ — JPE

By Angie M. Rosales 03/05/2012

Senator-judges have the option to abstain from giving a verdict in the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona but the vote would only be two, either guilty or not guilty, according to Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile.

Enrile, the presiding judge in the impeachment proceedings, bared this recently as he added there’s no need (for the senators to) explain (their vote).

“There are only two (choices), guilty and not guilty. There would be no vote ‘with reservation’ but they can (vote to) abstain,” he said..... MORE

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