'Our legal system should guard against the weaponizing of SALNs, where errors were made in good faith,' says the anti-graft court.
before the Sandiganbayan a P130.59-million forfeiture case against Corona and his wife. The Ombudsman also asked the anti-graft court to issue a writ of preliminary attachment to freeze the couple’s assets.
In assessing the claims against Corona and wife, the Sandiganbayan scrutinized their assets and financial interests, including other evidence. The Ombudsman gave a computation of the Coronas’ income from 2001 to 2011, amounting to P30,369,120.13. The anti-graft court added that the Coronas were able to prove that they have obtained other lawful income. The breakdown is below, as presented by the Sandiganbayan:In its petition, the Ombudsman alleged that the assets and financial interests of Corona and his wife were out of proportion to their lawful income. Particularly, the Ombudsman noted the unexplained increase of P8,970,980 in Corona’s net worth based on his SALN from 2001 to 2010.“Indeed, the increase in the amount of P8,970,980.
The anti-graft court said the alleged undeclared cash assets are “insignificant” because the former chief justice and wife were able to prove that Corona was employed for over 45 years and had funds other than his income from the government.
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