As the camp of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno maintains that she would not heed calls for her resignation, Sereno’s spokespersons dismissed the latest graft complaint filed against her by a group of lawyers as “another pathetic act” to remove her from office. “We view this stunt as another abuse of court process, multiplicity of actions and forum shopping to again harass, bully and humiliate the Chief Justice because they know that the impeachment case against her is fatally defective and is bound to fail,” they added. ADVERTISEMENTMallari and Luna filed a graft complaint against Sereno, former President Benigno Aquino III and two Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) officials for the appointment of Sereno as Chief Justice in 2012. But Sereno’s camp said she submitted three SALNs since her appointment as SC Associate Justice in 2010. “We reiterate that Chief Justice Sereno will not resign and succumb to this kind of pressure.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 27, 2018 04:41 UTC