THE Supreme Court on Wednesday stopped Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales from pushing with its investigation against “Jose Velarde” or Jaime Dichaves, a co-accused of former president Joseph Estrada in his plunder case.

The Court’s Third Division issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) which effectively halted the Office of the Ombudsman from conducting its preliminary investigation against Dichaves.