Sandiganbayan junks motion of reconsideration of ex-MWSS deputy administrator

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The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division has denied the demurrer to evidence filed by former Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) Deputy Administrator Virgilio Ocaya in relation to the double compensation he reportedly received back in 2002.

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A demurrer to evidence is an act made by the defense arguing that the prosecution’s evidence is weak or insufficient to reach a conviction.

On July 18, the anti-graft court issued a resolution and denied his motion for leave to file demurrer. Ocaya filed a motion for reconsideration on August 9 while the prosecution filed an opposition on August 14. He further stressed that no evidence was specifically offered to prove that the position of Deputy Administrator is indeed a public office.

But after a careful reevaluation of the evidence of the prosecution and the arguments of the accused, the anti-graft court ruled that the evidence of the prosecution is sufficiently established.

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