Sandiganbayan
(MANILA BULLETIN)
Also acquitted in a decision written by Associate Justice Kevin Narce B. Vivero were Edilberto V. Bongon, head of Pili Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (PIPSEMO), and Police Cpl. Joel B. Berja.
They were charged with violation of Section 8 (c) in relation to Section 11 of Republic Act No. 8041, the National Water Crisis Act of 1995, and Article 286 of the Revised Penal Code on grave coercion.
The criminal complaint filed against them stated that they and 16 unidentified persons forcibly prevented the urgent repair and installation of water pipelines by the workers of the Metropolitan Naga Water District (MNWD), the town’s water supplier.