By Perfecto Raymundo
MANILA, (PNA) — An associate justice who once rejected a P10-million bribe and a criminal law expert have joined Associate Justice Marvic F. Leonen in the committee that will investigate the alleged influence-peddling in the Judiciary.
Former SC Associate Justices Alicia Austria-Martinez and Romeo Callejo will be part of the committee that will investigate the reported corruption in the Judiciary.
Martinez, current Dean of the Adamson University College of Law, retired from the SC on April 30, 2009 or 15 months before her mandatory retirement due to health reasons.
During the time of Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban, Martinez was said to have turned down a P10-million offer from a businessman and reported the incident to the SC en banc.
On the other hand, Callejo, who finished his law studies at San Beda College in Mendiola, is considered an expert in the field of criminal and legal procedure.
He retired from the SC upon reaching the age of 70 on April 28, 2007.