Ombudsman wants to try Dichaves plunder case

THE Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) is asking the Supreme Court (SC) to lift the temporary restraining order (TRO) on the case against Jaime Dichaves, maintaining that it acted within its powers in charging him with plunder.

Dichaves was the owner of the so-called “Jose Velarde” accounts, in which deposed President Joseph Estrada allegedly deposited kickbacks from the purchase of Belle Corp. shares by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and the Social Security System (SSS).