Published February 9, 2021, 12:18 PM
The Sandiganbayan has acquitted former mayor Edna V. Ogka Benito of Balabagan town in Lanao del Sur of her graft charges but three of her co-accused were convicted and sentenced to a jail term ranging from six to eight years each.
Sandiganbayan
(MANILA BULLETIN)
Convicted of violation of Section 3 (e) of Republic Act No. 3019, the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, were Municipal Assessor and acting Municipal Budget Officer Sultan Rascal Z. Arimao, Municipal Accountant Najib Alyhar Zacaria, and Assistant Treasurer and acting Municipal Treasurer Casangoan Marohom.
Graft violation under Section 3 (e) is when a public official “causes undue injury to any party, including the government, or giving any private party unwarranted benefits, advantage or preference in the discharge of his official administrative or judicial functions through manifest partiality, evident bad faith or gross inexcusable negligence.”