Supreme Court denies appeal of ousted Sandiganbayan justice

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Supreme Court denies appeal of ousted Sandiganbayan justice

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, October 21, affirmed its dismissal of an anti-graft court justice linked to alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Naples. The High Court denied the motion for reconsideration of Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Gregory Ong for “lack of merit.” On September 23, the Court voted 8-5-2 declaring Ong guilty of gross misconduct, dishonesty and impropriety. The court reiterated in its October 21 ruling that Ong violated the New Code of Judicial Conduct when he acquitted Napoles in a malversation case in 1998.

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