Former Chief Justice Renato Corona of the Supreme Court (SC) wants the Ombudsman and the Sandiganbayan to junk his criminal and civil charges, citing what he saw as the OMB's "unjustified desire to persecute rather than prosecute."

Corona is facing 16 counts of perjury and ethical violations combined in relation to his allegedly misdeclared Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth.

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