Ombudsman Samuel Martires' order to no longer appeal before the Supreme Court lost cases in the Sandiganbayan and the lower courts has signaled a "path towards impunity and away from accountability," detained Senator Leila de Lima said Thursday. Last Sept. 24, Martires issued an order stating that the Ombudsman would no longer appeal before the SC the dismissal of cases and acquittals by both the trial courts and the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan, as well as cases at the Court of Appeals. "I consider this as a clear sign that we are now in a path towards impunity and away from accountability," De Lima said in a statement. The opposition senator...
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