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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Justice (DOJ) has formed a panel to evaluate the tax evasion case against dismissed Chief Justice Renato Corona and family, a DOJ official said Friday, September 7.
The panel of prosecutors will conduct the preliminary investigation, said DOJ prosecutor general Claro Arellano said in an interview with reporters.
Corona, his daughter Carla, and son-in-law Dr Constantino Castillo III face tax evasion charges worth P150.68-M, filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) lat August 30.
This is the first case against Corona after he was dismissed over three months ago.
Lawmakers earlier said Corona may face 4 cases in what is a highlight of President Benigno Aquino III’s anti-corruption drive. The possible cases include the following, solons said:
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violation of the SALN law
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perjury for “lying” in his SALN
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forfeiture of unexplained wealth
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tax evasion for not paying correct taxes
The DOJ has designated Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Roseanne Baluag as chair, and prosecution lawyers Ronald Estepa and Javee Laurence Bandong as members.
The BIR accused Corona of violating sections 254 and 255 of the National Internal Revenue Code from 2003 to 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2010.
The agency charged Corona’s daughter, Carla, for violating section 254 of the National Internal Revenue Code or attempting to evade or defeat taxes in 2010 and violating section 255 or failing to file an income tax return for the same year.
Mr Castillo, on the other hand, faces charges for allegedly violating section 254 of the National Internal Revenue Code or attempting to evade taxes in 2003 and 2009 and violating section 255 of the NIRC or failing to file a return in 2003.
Corona, however, has denounced the tax evasion case as persecution. – Rappler.com
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