Tag: Sajid Ampatuan

Sandiganbayan, naglabas ng mga warrant laban kay dating Maguindanao Gov. Sajid Ampatuan

Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Naglabas ng tatlong warrant of arrest ang Sandiganbayan laban kay dating Maguindanao Gov. Sajid Ampatuan. Ito ay kaugnay sa patong patong na kaso ng falsification of public documents, malversation at graft na isinampa laban sa kanya at sa iba pang dating opisyal ng probinsiya kaugnay ng P72.26 milyon na pondo na nakalaan sana sa pagrepair ng mga school building. Ayon sa prosekusyon, pinalsipika ng mga opisyal noon ng probinsiya […]

Jail no barrier to political career in Philippines

by Ferdinandh Cabrera SHARIFF AGUAK,Philippines (AFP) — Walking off stage after a rock star-like performance and rapturous crowd reaction, Sajid Ampatuan oozes confidence that he will be elected mayor of a southern Philippine town despite facing charges of mass murder. Ampatuan is among a bewildering array of politicians accused or convicted of major crimes who are running for office in Monday’s national elections, deepening concerns over a “culture of impunity” in the Philippines where powerful figures […]