Court rejects plea of Lucio’s brother (Manila Standard Today)

The Sandiganbayan’s Fifth Division dismissed with finality an appeal to reopen the case against Lucio Tan to prove that his assets are owned by the family of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

The court denied the appeal of Mariano Tanenglian, Tan’s brother, for lack of merit, and likewise rejected his plea that the Presidential Commission on Good Government grant him immunity from suit if ever he testified against Tan.

The court said the appeal that Tanenglian filed on March 15 did not raise anything new to warrant changing its decision rejecting his first appeal on Feb. 12. It said Tanenglian was a co-defendant in the case against Tan, and that it was absurd of him to ask for its reopening instead of the government, the complainant.

Source:
Macon Ramos Araneta
Manila Standard Today
Posted April 30, 2010 at http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNews.htm?f=2010/april/30/news6.isx&d=2010/april/30