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Lacson: Return 80% of flood control, infra kickbacks for shorter jail time
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has proposed a "retribution plus restitution" plan to recover at least P26 billion from officials and contractors involved in anomalous "ghost" flood control projects.
This formula involves a plea deal where individuals can receive shorter jail terms in exchange for returning a portion of their illicit gains.
Initial findings indicate 421 contracted ghost flood control projects out of 8,000 inspected projects.
Lacson suggests that if those responsible return 80% of their "loot," the government could recover a significant amount of taxpayer money.
The success of this plan relies on the political will of investigating bodies such as the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC), the Ombudsman, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the judiciary.
The President can play a leading role in initiating this pursuit to recover funds from potentially hundreds of billions lost in corrupted infrastructure projects.
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