Exactly six days before his 99th birthday, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile was cleared by the Supreme Court’s First Division of his graft charge in relation to the coco levy fund scam. Here's what led to the decision:
was cleared by the Supreme Court’s First Division of his graft charge in relation to the coco levy fund scam.The case was filed by the Office of the Solicitor General, on behalf of the state, in 1990. The case stemmed from the state’s petition claiming that businessman Eduardo M. Cojuangco Jr. took advantage of his relationship with late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos and reaped gains “through the issuance of favorable decrees.
For Enrile, the case against him was dismissed due to the violation of his right to speedy disposition of case.In explaining the right to speedy disposition of case, the SC listed constitutional provisions, laws, and related jurisprudence.explicitly states that all persons have the right to speedy disposition of cases “before all judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative bodies.
The Ombudsman initially dismissed the graft complaint against Enrile and his co-respondents on the ground of prescription – or the period within which legal action can be taken against an alleged offense. This led to the case going all the way up to the High Court., which lays down the Ombudsman’s mandate:
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