Retired PNP Police Director for Comptrollership ELISEO D. DELA PAZ and his wife ordered charged in connection to the "Eurogen case"
07 July 2011, source: Ombudsman Website
ACTING OMBUDSMAN Orlando C. Casimiro ordered the filing of criminal charges against former PNP Police Director for Comptrollership ELISEO D. DELA PAZ and his wife in connection to the so-called “Euro-generals Caseâ€.
In a Resolution approved by the Acting Ombudsman,dela Paz and his wife , MARIA FE were charged with violating Circular No. 507 of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
The said Circular penalizes any person who brings into or takes out of the Philippines foreign currency in excess of $10,000 and fails to declare the same in writing. Failure to disclose in writing is penalized under the BSP Circular in relation to Section 36 of Republic Act 7653 (New Central Bank Act).
During investigation it was established that respondents Dela Paz did not declare the $EU 105,000.00 in their possession at the time they left the Philippines to join the PNP Delegation to the 77th INTERPOL General Assembly in 7-11 October 2008 at St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Additionally, Eliseo Dela Paz was charged with violating Article 237 of the Revised Penal Code for Prolonging the Performance of Duties and Powers.
The special panel of lawyers of the Ombudsman declared that “Dela Paz willfully and unlawfully continued to exercise the powers and duties of his office as Police Director for Comptrollership by attending the said General Assembly in St. Petersburg despite knowing fully well that he reached the compulsory age of retirement of 56 on 9 October 2008â€.
Further, despite the fact of reaching the age of mandatory retirement, Dela Paz still accepted the designation as Special Disbursing Officer (SDO) of the PNP Delegation as per Office Order No. 17-2008 dated 30 September 2008.
Both criminal indictments were filed before the Sandiganbayan.
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