The Supreme Court has affirmed a Commission on Elections (Comelec) ruling dismissing the vote-buying complaint filed against Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and others in the 2019 elections.
In an 18-page decision promulgated on January 10 but released only on Monday, the Supreme Court En Banc cleared Belmonte, Quezon City Vice Mayor Gian Carlo Sotto, then councilor Elizabeth Delarmente, and TV host Wilfredo Revillame of the charges.
In dismissing the complaint, Comelec said the petitioners failed to establish that vote-buying took place. Meanwhile, the SC said there must be concrete and direct evidence or strong circumstantial evidence to support the charge of vote-buying.
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