THE Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that former acting Secretary Agnes Devanadera of the Department of Justice (DOJ) correctly held that there was no probable cause to indict Unioil Petroleum Philippines Inc. and its officers for smuggling of oil products from Oilink International Inc.’s depot in 2008.

In a 32-page decision last September 8, 2015 that was released to the media just recently, the High Court en banc affirmed a resolution dated December 28, 2009 of Devanadera that upheld the state prosecutor’s dismissal of the complaint-affidavit filed by the Bureau of Customs (BOC).

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