THE Office of the Ombudsman has ruled for the dismissal of direct and indirect bribery charges against detained former senator Leila de Lima and her former bodyguard Ronnie Dayan due to lack of probable cause.
It said that based on Espinosa’s testimony, the bribe money is being handed over to Dayan, while Adorco said it was De Lima who personally gets the money. “The testimonies the complainant had presented failed to provide a clear, accurate, and consistent narration of facts crucial in determining whether the elements of Direct Bribery and Indirect Bribery exist,” it added.
The Ombudsman noted that the preliminary investigation seeks to secure the innocent against hasty, malicious, and oppressive prosecution and that it aims to protect the innocent from an open and public accusation of a crime, from the trouble, expense, and anxiety of a public trial.
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