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REPUBLIC VS SANDIGANBAYAN July 21 2003 Justice Cari!

"acts#

"!ll!$i%& t'e EDSA Re(!luti!%) C!rry issue* E+,1creati%& t'e Presi*e%tial C!--issi!% !% G!!*

G!(er%-e%t .PCGG/

I% li%e $it' its -a%*ate ! rec!(eri%& all ill&!tte% $ealt' ! !r-er Presi*e%t arc!s) 'is i--e*iate

a-ily) relati(es) su!r*i%ates a%* cl!se ass!ciates) PCGG .C'air# J!(it! Sal!%&a/ create* a% A"PA%tiGrat B!ar* t! i%(esti&ate c!rrut ractices y A"P ers!%%el

o I%(esti&ate* c ! re!rts ! alle&e* u%e4lai%e* $ealt' ! res!%*e%t AJ+R GENERAL

RAASo 5rue e%!u&') ase* !% $'at t'ey 'a* !u%*) t'ere $ere &reat i%c!%siste%cies $it' $'at

Ra-as *eclare* a%* $'at 'e !$%e* suc' as a '!use a%* l!t i% 6C) i% Ceu) a%* -ilitarye7ui-e%t8ite-s !u%* i% t'e !ssessi!% ! ELI9ABE5: DIAAN+ $'! is $i*ely ;%!$% t! e'is -istress

o As a result) t'e A"P B!ar* c!%clu*e* t'at t'ere is PRIA "ACIE e(i*e%ce t! su!rt a case

a&ai%st Ra-as< ill&!tte% $ealt') a-!u%ti%& t! al-!st 3 P:P a%* =0> USDo 5'e B!ar* t'e% REC+ENDED t'at 'e r!secute* a%* trie* !r (i!lati!% ! RA 301? .A%ti

Grat a%* C!rrut Practices Act/ a%* RA 13@? .5'e Act !r t'e "!reiture ! U%la$ullyAc7uire* Pr!erty/

"r!- t'is) t'e PCGG t'e% le* a etiti!% !r !reiture a&ai%st Ra-as

5'e r!cee*i%&s *e(el!e* $it' Ra-as a*-itte* t! !$%i%& t'e l!t i% La Vista ut *e%ie* !$%ers'i

! t'e '!use a%* l!t i% Ceu as $ell *e%yi%& !$%ers'i !(er t'e !t'ers ite-s c!%scate*

+% t'e si*e ! t'e etiti!%er) t'e trials ;et ei%& !st!%e* *ue t! lac; ! e(i*e%ce a%* $it%esses

5'e res!%*e%ts t'e% le* a +5I+N 5+ DISISS $'ic' $as &ra%te* y t'e Sa%*i&a%aya% -ai%ly

ecause#o Base* !% REPUBLIC V IGRIN+ t'e PCGG *!es %!t 'a(e uris*icti!% t! i%(esti&ate a%*

r!secute -ilitary !cers y reas!% ! -ere !siti!% 'el* $it'!ut s'!$i%& t'at t'ey aresu!r*i%ates ! !r-er Presi*e%t arc!s

o E(i*e%ce %!t e%!u&' !r ri-a acie case a&ai%st t'e-

o 5'ere $as a% ille&al searc' a%* seiure ! t'e ite-s c!%scate*

5'e etiti!%ers t'e% 7uesti!%e* t'e *ecisi!% ! t'e Sa%*i&a%aya%

Issues#

1/ F8N t'e PCGG 'as t'e uris*icti!% t! i%(esti&ate a%* cause t'e li%& ! a !reiture etiti!% a&ai%stRa-as a%* Di-aa%! !r u%e4lai%e* $ealt' u%*er RA N! 13@?NO JURISDICTIONH

Petiti!%er) i% act) admitst'at t'e A"P B!ar* res!luti!% *!es %!t c!%tai% a %*i%& t'at

Ra-as accu-ulate* 'is $ealt' ecause ! 'is cl!se ass!ciati!% $it' !r-er Presi*e%tarc!s

:e is %!t a su!r*i%ate i% t'e se%se i%te%*e* t! e art ! t'e PCGG

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5'e $arra%t) issue* y a u*&e u!% r!er alicati!%) secie* t'e ite-s t! e searc'e*

a%* seie* 5'e $arra%t is t'us (ali* $it' resect t! t'e ite-s secically *escrie* i% t'e$arra%t

:!$e(er) t'e C!%staulary rai*i%& tea- seie* ite-s %!t i%clu*e* i% t'e $arra%t As

a*-itte* y etiti!%ers $it%esses) te raidin$ team !ons!ated items not in!l"ded inte warrant*

5'e seiure ! t'ese ite-s $as t'ere!re (!i*

WHEREFORE, the petition for certiorari is DISMISSED