Practice question
An agency claims that six calendar months necessarily ends preventive suspension even though two months of case delay were caused by the respondent’s own obstructive petition. Assume the delay falls within Section 24’s stated exception. Which is correct?
- The qualifying respondent-caused delay is excluded from computing the statutory period
- Every delay counts regardless of its source
- The order automatically becomes a criminal sentence
- The office may extend suspension forever without any statutory basis
- The exception applies only to delay caused by the complainant
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 6770: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6770_1989.html Sections 19, 20, 23 and 24.
- Carpio-Morales v. Court of Appeals, G.R. Nos. 217126-27, November 10, 2015, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2015/nov2015/gr_217126_2015.html Preventive suspension discussion.
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