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Zaldy Co's camp on criminal raps: No surprise
The Sandiganbayan has raffled three cases against former Ako-Bicol Representative Elizaldy Co and 17 others concerning an alleged anomalous P289.5 million road dike project in Oriental Mindoro.
The cases, filed by the Office of the Ombudsman, include two counts of graft and one count of malversation through falsification of public documents.
Co's camp stated they were not surprised by the filing of these charges, as they believed the Ombudsman had prejudged the case from the start.
Co's counsel mentioned that the former representative would not file a counter-affidavit because of this perceived prejudgment.
The malversation case has been assigned to the Sixth Division, while the Fifth and Seventh Divisions will try the two graft charges.
The project was built by Sunwest Construction, a firm owned by Co's family members.
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