The Sandiganbayan’s Fourth Division has thrown out the cases filed against then-Butuan City Treasurer Adulfo Llagas in connection with the allegedly belated remittance to the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) of the premium payments of employees of the Butuan Medical Center for several months. Llagas was charged last year with violation of Section 52(d) in relation to Section 6 of Republic Act 8291 or the GSIS law. Instead of resolving the preliminary investigation, it directed the parties to file their respective position papers and resolved the case only after another year lapsed,” the court said. The court also agreed with Llagas’ argument that the case filed against him had no complex issues to be resolved. It thus dismissed the cases “for being violative of his right to the speedy disposition of cases lodged against him.”

Source: Manila Times February 25, 2017 16:30 UTC