Solon: Ombudsman fails to act on scam charges vs Lorenzo, Bolante
By Charlie V. Manalo 04/02/2011Complainants and endorsers of the impeachment complaint against Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez yesterday bared no case had been filed to date against former Agriculture Secretary Luis “Cito” Lorenzo and undersecretary Jocelyn “Joc-joc” Bolante on the plunder of P728 million fertilizer fund, which according to them, is a clear proof of the Ombudsman’s gross inaction and negligence of duty.
“As of last Friday, not a single case was filed by the Ombudsman against former Agriculture Secretary Luis “Cito” Lorenzo and Undersecretary Jocelyn “Joc-joc” Bolante on the plunder of P728 million fertilizer fund,” Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) secretary general Danilo Ramos, one of the complainants, said during a press briefing at the House of Representatives yesterday.
Ramos showed the media a certification from the Sandiganbayan’s Judicial Records Division dated Feb. 25, 2011 stating that “as of this date and per available records on file, No Criminal/Civil Case had been filed against... Jocelyn Bolante and Luis ‘Cito’ Lorenzo.”.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20110402nat2.html
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