LANAO DEL NORTE - The Supreme Court (SC) has acquitted Kauswagan Mayor Rommel Arnado from three counts of grave coercion filed against him in 2013 by the Simbuat family.
The family filed the charges
against Arnado claiming they were forced and threatened to leave their
residence in Tacub village in Kauswagan town.
Mayor Rommel Arnado. (Photo by Angelo Dologmandin)
The SC decision granted the appeal filed by the mayor seeking the reversal of the erroneous ruling of the Sandiganbayan finding him guilty beyond reasonable doubt.
The High Court reversed and set
aside the Sandiganbayan ruling based on the facts and circumstances of the case
and the evidence on record.
“Masaya tayo. I was able to
redeem my name. Iyong term sa decision na there was an error in the
Sandiganbayan decision against me and that was really redeeming and I’m very
happy with that,” Arnado said.
There was no immediate statement
from the Simbuat family over the decision of the High Court. (Lou Ellen L.
Antonio)
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