Former Pampanga and Ang Galing Pinoy Rep. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo. FILE PHOTO
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) on Wednesday submitted for resolution the bid of Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo to dismiss the tax evasion case against him on the ground of insufficiency of evidence.
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Arroyo is facing three counts of tax evasion before the CTA.
Arroyo filed a demurrer to evidence after the prosecution has rested its case.
The demurrer sought the dismissal of the cases against him saying the prosecution failed to present enough evidence to warrant his prosecution for tax evasion.
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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has already submitted an opposition to Arroyo’s demurrer to evidence.
After the submission of the opposition, the CTA said it will already issue a ruling on the case. RAM