Manila, April 27 -- A move seeking the inhibition of Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla from the case involving former House of Representatives speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez is grounded in established law and jurisprudence, a lawyer from the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) said on Monday.

Lawyer Antonio Audie Bucoy said Supreme Court (SC) rulings, including Araullo versus Ombudsman and Soriano versus Deputy Ombudsman, recognize the applicability of inhibition rules to the Ombudsman.

"Nilatag ng Supreme Court, sinabi nila na ang batayan for inhibition ng Ombudsman, dahil ito ay executive, prosecutorial, e pwedeng i-a-apply ang rules on inhibition na ginagamit sa mga courts o husgado, subalit hindi ganoon kahigpit ang batayan. Binibi...