Smartmatic-TIM sued for auto polls fraud 10/31/2010

FORMER CONGRESSMAN SEEKS P30M IN DAMAGES

Smartmatic-TIM sued for auto polls fraud

10/31/2010
Former Bulacan representative and losing candidate for San Jose del Monte city mayor Angelito Sarmiento had sued officials of 2010 automated poll supplier Smartmatic-Total Information Management (TIM) consortium for what he claimed as massive disenfranchisement of voters in the past elections.

Sarmiento said he is claiming P30 million in damages in the case filed with the Bulacan regional trial court against Juan Villa Jr., chairman of Smartmatic-TIM Corp.; Salvador Aque, senior vice president of TIM Corp.; Armando Yanes,  chief financial officer of Smartmatic Intenational Corp.; and Cesar Flores country president in the Philippines of Smartmatic-TIM Corp.

Sarmiento said his foremost intention in filing the case was his desire to put the electoral process in order by suing the obviously negligent and fault-laden Samrtmatic-TIM and its officials.

Findings of several groups that conducted probes into the conduct of the automated elections had found numerous irregularities in the use of the precinct count optical machines (PCOS) machines that was supplied by the consortium..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20101031hed1.html