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Tuesday, April 11, 2017
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MANILA – After being cleared of graft over the allegedly illegal procurement of firearms during his stint as San Juan City mayor, Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito is now seeking to have his remaining technical malversation case dismissed.
Ejercito and his co-accused have asked the Sandiganbayan’s Sixth Division for leave to file a demurrer to evidence on his technical malversation case over the alleged illegal diversion of P2.1 million in calamity funds used to purchase high-powered firearms.
A demurrer of evidence is a motion to dismiss the case for lack of sufficient evidence to convict the accused. It urges the court to decide on the case halfway through the trial based solely on the evidence presented by prosecution.
Ejercito stands in trial with former San Juan City vice mayors Francis Zamora, Leonardo Celles and 10 other members of the city council who approved the use of funds.
The offense was allegedly committed in 2008, when Ejercito was San Juan City mayor, and Zamora was councilor.
Although the court received two separate motions from the camps of Ejercito and Zamora, their defenses both pointed out that the technical malversation case should be dismissed due to lack of sufficient evidence presented by the prosecution. (ABS-CBN News)
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