The Sandiganbayan’s First Division has thrown out charges filed against Cesar Diaz, former Tagana-an, Surigao del Norte acting mayor, and former municipal mayor Cesar Diaz in connection with their alleged failure to account for 11 cash advances, which they received between February 16, 2006 and April 1, 2012.

The anti-graft court found that there was an inordinate delay in the Office of the Ombudsman’s conduct of the preliminary investigation, which took four years, five months and 10 days.

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