MANILA, Philippines—The University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law faculty on Monday (Dec. 14) called for the dismissal of the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Marvic Leonen.
“We call on the members of the House of Representatives to do right by the people—dismiss the baseless impeachment complaint against Justice Leonen—and focus on the more important work at hand,” a statement of the faculty said.
At least 136 UP Law faculty members signed the statement.
It said the case against Leonen “strains the limits of credulity and common sense”, arguing that the complaint does not state any ground for impeachment.
They further noted tha…
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