Neri pleads not guilty to NBN charges By Charlie V. Manalo 07/17/2010

Neri pleads not guilty to NBN charges

By Charlie V. Manalo 07/17/2010 Former National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) Director General Romulo Neri pleaded not guilty yesterday to graft charges filed against him before the Sandiganbayan in connection with the aborted $329-million national broadband (NBN) contract with ZTE Corp. of China. Waiting for at least 30 minutes for the Sandiganbayan 5th Division justices to arrive, Neri took only a few minutes to enter his plea and leave the courtroom. While Neri refused to comment on the possibility of his turning state witness, his counsel, Paul Lentajas said his client has no intention whatsoever of becoming a witness for the “Truth Commission” formed by President Aquino to investigate the alleged anomalies that hounded the Arroyo administration, including the ZTE-NBN deal fiasco. “Whatever the Truth Commission will do is irrelevant as the case is already in court,” Lentejas stressed.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100717hed4.html

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