Disini insists he was acquitted in Bataan Nuke mess By Benjamin B. Pulta 06/13/2011

Disini insists he was acquitted in Bataan Nuke mess

By Benjamin B. Pulta 06/13/2011

A businessman active during the term of the late President Ferdinand Marcos has answered his critics’ insinuations of wrongdoing in connection with the construction of the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) reportedly built at $2.1billion.

Citing an independet United States court’s ruling clearing him, Herminio Disini, through his lawyer, Jose Bernas debunked the claims of his critics led by former Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban on the alleged kickback earned by Disini saying the charges against him had been dismissed by the US court as far back as 1993.

In 1986 after assuming power, President Corazon Aquino sued Westinghouse and its local agents for overpricing the cost of the BNPP including Disini, husband of Mrs. Imelda Marcos’ cousin Pacencia Escolin who was also the Marcoses’ family doctor..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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