The Supreme Court (SC) has thrown out a plea of Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. to order the inhibition of Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio over blood ties to Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales.

A resolution of the SC en banc, signed by lawyer Enriqueta Vidal, Clerk of Court of the en banc, denied the motion for inhibition filed by Revilla, who was detained after he was charged with plunder in connection with the pork barrel scam.

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