Since the plea of Binay and her group was not granted, the Sandiganbayan has to proceed with the trial of the cases. It would be the turn of Binay and her group to present their evidence.
The Sandiganbayan has denied the plea of former Makati City Mayor Elenita S. Binay and several others to file a demurrer to evidence to dismiss their graft and malversation charges in connection with the purchase of medical equipment for the Ospital ng Makati in 2000 and 2001.
In denying their plea, the Sandiganbayan found their motions without merit. “In these cases, the accused failed to specifically state their grounds for their demurrer to evidence. Their claims are general allegations and fail to satisfy the requirement under the Rules,” the anti-graft court said. The four-page resolution was written by Fourth Division Chairperson Michael Frederick L. Musngi with the concurrence of Associate Justices Lorifel L. Pahimna and Bayani H. Jacinto.
In filing the criminal charges, the prosecution alleged that Binay and her co-accused bought cryosurgical units with volumetric pressure pumps from Apollo Medical Equipment and Supplies for P9.9 million without public bidding from Dec. 4, 2000 to March 23, 2001.
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