Ombudsman gives up on amending raps vs

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Posted at 06/30/2014 11:00 AM | Updated as o 06/30/2014 11:00 AM
MAN!"A - #$e %&ce o t$e %m'(dsman on Monda) w&t$d*ew &ts mot&on to amend t$e p+(nde*
and ,*at c$a*,es &+ed a,a&nst Senato* -(an Ponce .n*&+e.
!n &ts mot&on to w&t$d*aw &+ed 'eo*e t$e Sand&,an'a)an #$&*d /&0&s&on1 p*osec(to*s too2 note
o w$at 'ecame o s&m&+a* mot&ons to amend &no*mat&on &n t$e p+(nde* and ,*at c$a*,es a,a&nst
Senato*s 3amon 4Bon,4 3e0&++a -*. and -ose 4-&n,,o)4 .st*ada.
4.0ents t$at (no+ded &n *e+at&on to s&m&+a* mot&ons &+ed ') t$e p*osec(t&on and $ea*d 'eo*e t$e
5&*st and 5&t$ /&0&s&ons o t$e Co(*t $a0e ,&0en $e*e&n p+a&nt& pa(se. !ss(es *ose d(*&n, sa&d
$ea*&n,s and t$e p*ocesses &t co(+d $a0e enta&+ed o* a++ &n0o+0ed to &+e t$e&* *espect&0e
*espons&0e p+ead&n,s6 s(c$ as comments and oppos&t&ons1 o* e0en mot&ons1 'ecame a
cons&de*at&on.4
#$e p*osec(t&on sa&d t$e &ntended amendment was on+) as to t$e o*m o t$e &no*mat&on and not
as to s('stance.
7owe0e*1 &t sa&d t$e e8c$an,e o p+ead&n,s & t$e amended &no*mat&on &s accepted co(+d (*t$e*
de+a) t$e case.
4!t &s &n &ts &nte*est to e8ped&te matte*s and ens(*e t$e a'sence o $&nd*ances to t$e sw&t
conc+(s&on o t$e case14 t$e mot&on added.