Gigi Reyes spares prosecutors in bid to stop her plunder trial

Lawyer Jessica Lucila “Gigi” Reyes, who is facing a P172-million plunder charge over the P10-billion pork barrel scam, excluded government prosecutors from her petition to stop her plunder trial filed before the Supreme Court (SC).

Based on Reyes’ petition for certiorari and prohibition received by the Sandiganbayan by mail on Friday, she only named the Third Division as a respondent to her accusations that the anti-graft court gravely abused its discretion “when it acted with precipitate haste in issuing its assailed July 4, 2014 resolution” that denied her motion to suspend proceedings. This resulted in the issuance of warrant of arrest against Reyes.