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A regional Civil Service Commission Board of Discipline suspends a Municipal Engineer for 60 days pending investigation into alleged misappropriation of funds for a municipal water project. The Engineer was not provided with written charges, nor a copy of the investigative report or supporting documents prior to suspension; he appeared with counsel at the hearing, but the Board admitted a written statement from a private contractor who did not testify and was not cross-examined. The suspension deprives him of salary and duties during the pendency. The decision was later sustained by the CSC regional office. Is the suspension valid? Apply the doctrine on judicial and administrative due process.