Ipinag-utos ng Sandiganbayan Fifth Division ang 90-day suspension sa ilang opisyal ng Department of Budget and Management (DBM) bunsod ng graft charge sa kanila na may kinalaman sa pork barrel scam.
Ang sinuspinde ay sina DBM Undersecretary for Operations Mario Louellano Relampagos, Supervising Budget and Management Rosario Salameda Nuñez, Administrative Assistant VI Lalaine Paule at Marilou Bare; Technology Resource Center (TRC) Chief Accountant Marivic Jover, group manager Consuelo Espiritu, Zamboanga del Norte Agricultural
College Rubber Estate Corp. (ZREC) President Salvador Salacup, treasurer Eduardo Nolasco, National Agribusiness Corp. (NABCOR) Head Romulo Relevo, OIC Maria Guañizo, National Livelihood Development Center (NLDC) President Gregoria Buenaventura, director Chita Jalandoni, chief financial analyst Sofia Cruz at chief budget specialist Ofelia Ordoñez.
Binigyang-diin ng Sandiganbayan ang Section 13 of R.A. 3019, na sumususog sa preventive suspension ng mga opisyal ng pamahalaan na nahaharap sa balidong reklamo.
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“It is palpably clear that the validity of the Information filed against the accused is undisputed. Hence, their precentive suspension is in order,” utos ng korte. (Czarina Nicole O. Ong)
