Sandiganbayan

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Sandiganbayan is a special appellate collegial court in the Philippines that primarily handles cases involving graft and corruption committed by public officials.

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Sandiganbayan (in certain cases) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-graft court
appellate court
collegial court
special court
aimsTo curb corruption in the public sector
appealsTo Supreme Court of the Philippines
branchOf Judiciary of the Philippines
surface form: Philippine judiciary
composition Associate Justices
Presiding Justice
country Philippines
decisionMaking cases heard and decided by divisions
establishedFor strengthening the government’s drive against graft and corruption
handlesCases civil and criminal cases arising from violations of anti-graft laws
corruption
forfeiture of unlawfully acquired property
graft
plunder
hasAuthorityOver certain high-ranking public officials
city and provincial officials in specified cases
members of Congress in specified cases
provincial governors in specified cases
headquarters Sandiganbayan Centennial Building
hears civil cases related to graft and corruption
criminal cases
jurisdiction Philippines
surface form: Republic of the Philippines
language English
Filipino
legalBasis Constitution of the Philippines
Presidential Decree No. 1606
Republic Act No. 7975
Republic Act No. 8249
legalSystem civil law and common law influenced system of the Philippines
locatedIn Luzon
Metro Manila
Philippines
Quezon City
nature specialized anti-graft court
organizedInto divisions
partOf Judiciary of the Philippines
surface form: Judicial Branch of the Government of the Philippines
primaryFunction adjudicate graft and corruption cases involving public officials
roleInGovernment ensure accountability of public officials
roleInLegalSystem review decisions of lower courts in graft and corruption cases within its jurisdiction
seat Quezon City
subjectMatterJurisdiction cases involving ill-gotten wealth of public officials
offenses committed by public officials and employees in relation to their office
violations of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act
supervisedBy Supreme Court of the Philippines
typeOfProceedings collegial decision-making

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this entity surface form: Sandiganbayan (in certain cases)
Philippine government hasCourt Sandiganbayan