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The Sandiganbayan granted a motion to quash charges of violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act against Ceferino Paredes. The charges related to obtaining a land title in 1976. The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal, finding that applying a 1995 law that extended the statute of limitations from 10 to 15 years would be an ex post facto law. Applying a new law to make Paredes criminally liable for an act that was no longer subject to prosecution when committed would disadvantage Paredes and viola
- Author
- Paulina Virtucio
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- EN