The high court also had strong words for the prosecution in the case: “Apathetic prosecution allows impunity.”“The prosecution could have done better in this case. Trial court caseIn March 2008, Pampilo ruled that prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Marcos committed “dollar salting” or had stashed away $863 million in Swiss bank accounts when their family was in power. “The prosecution presented inadmissible evidence,” the judge told The STAR in an interview. Chavez’s petitionThe prosecution, in the RTC case, presented several documents on the Swiss deposits. Even before the Manila court promulgated the decision on the case, Chavez sought a preliminary injunction before the CA.

Source: Philippine Star September 21, 2018 09:00 UTC