THE Sandiganbayan's First Division has suspended for 90 days North Cotabato Gov. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza pending litigation of the graft charges filed against her over allegedly anomalous purchase of diesel fuel in 2010.
Earlier, the prosecution asked the court to suspend Mendoza pendente lite (pending litigation), citing Section 13 of Republic Act (RA) 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, which mandates preventive suspension of incumbent public officers facing a valid graft charge.
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