Land of the Morning: The Impeachment Trial of AJ Castillo

Monday, February 20, 2012

The Impeachment Trial of AJ Castillo

MANILA

The Committee on Justice of the House of Representatives voted 38:10 (0 abstention), finding probable cause to impeach Supreme Court Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo on the charge of betrayal of public trust. One of the major ground for the impeachment complaint was his alleged plagiarism of his sources work without attribution.

When this process reach the Senate for trial, Del Castillo will become the second Supreme Court Justice to face impeachment trial in Philippine history.

Sources

____: "House Committee Votes 38-10 to Impeach Justice Del Castillo," The Philippine Daily Inquirer 21 February 2012 [Read]
____: "Probable Cause," House of the Representative 12 February 2012 [Read]

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Quotes that History Will Remember

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