Pasay courts dismissed raps vs. Neri Naig-Miranda —lawyer

Pasay courts have dismissed the charges against actress and businesswoman Neri Naig-Miranda for syndicated estafa and violations of the Securities Regulation Code.

In a statement posted by Naig-Miranda's husband, Chito, on Instagram, the FLO Attorneys-at-Law said that the Pasay City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 112 ordered the dismissal of the syndicated case against Miranda.

 

 

 

 

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“Glaringly, the private complainants never alleged being defrauded by [Miranda]… More mind-boggling is that private complainants never asserted having personally transacted with or handed over money to [Miranda],” the court order dated February 12 was quoted as saying.

“Therefore, the evidence presented indeed fails to establish that [Miranda] committed the crime of estafa, more so, syndicated estafa,” it added.

It said this was after Pasay City prosecutors found no probable cause to indict Miranda upon the reinvestigation sought by her legal counsel.

The FLO Attorneys said that the Pasay RTC Branch 111 also ordered the dismissal of the complaints against Miranda for violation of the Securities Regulation Code.

“We thank the courts for clearing the name of Neri Miranda, who has unmistakably been falsely accused of wrongdoing in the Dermacare case,” Atty. Aureli SInsuat, Naig-Miranda’s legal counsel said in the statement.

“We hope that this issue will be put to rest as regards to Neri, so that instrumentalities of the law can focus on bringing the true perpetrators of the Dermacare scam to justice,” he added.

Meanwhile, Chito Miranda extended his gratitude to the supporters of his wife.

“To those who chose to stand up and defend my wife, maraming salamat talaga (thank you very much),” he said.—Joahna Lei Casilao/AOL, GMA Integrated News