TACLOBAN CITY – Suspended Mayor Jose Arturo Suan of Allen, Northern Samar returned to work after more than three months following the recent dismissal by the Office of Ombudsman of the charges of grave abuse of authority or oppression filed against him.
Marie Tonette MarticioThe case stemmed from his alleged illegal construction of a road project without the appropriate expropriation proceedings and the demolition of the concrete fence built by the owner who opposed the project on her property.In its dismissal order, the Ombudsman pointed out that there is no probable cause to indict Suan for violation of Section 3 of Republic Act 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practice Act.
"The basic rule is that mere allegation is not evidence and is not equivalent to proof. Charges based on mere suspicion and speculation likewise cannot be given credence. When the complainant relies on mere conjectures and suppositions and fails to substantiate his allegations, the complaint must be dismissed for lack of merit.”
"Our detractors may hurl countless lies in an attempt to bring me down, but as always, the adage holds true: ‘The truth shall set us free,’" the mayor said.
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