Manila: Senator Imee Marcos is grateful for the decision of Sandiganbayan to dismiss the PHP276-million civil case against her parents, the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. and former First Lady Imelda R. Marcos.
Speaking at the Pandesal Forum in Quezon City, Marcos said she is still thankful despite decades of delay on the decision.
“Nagpapasalamat ako pero napakatagal naman, 38 years naman naghintay at nakita naman natin na kulang-kulang yung katibayan (I am grateful but it took so long, we have to wait for 38 years and we saw that the evidence was lacking),” Marcos said.
“It’s been 38 years coming and we are very pleased by the result although the long delay of course has been very difficult and painful for my family.”
The Sandiganbayan dismissed the PHP276-million civil case against the Marcoses and Roman Cruz Jr. due to ‘inordinate delay and violation of due process.’
The case stemmed from the purchase of assets by Cruz, who was then president and general manager of the Government Service Insu
rance System (GSIS), allegedly in connivance with the Marcoses.
The Marcos family, among other things, claimed that their constitutional right to a speedy disposition of cases has been violated by inordinate delays caused by the filing of defective complaints by the post-EDSA Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG).
The Sandiganbayan, in its decision, said the defendants have already been ‘prejudiced by the inordinate delay’ and they can no longer be afforded a fair trial.
The court also agreed to the Marcos family’s argument that their right to a speedy disposition of cases was violated by the filing of defective complaints.
Source: Philippines News Agency
