The Sandiganbayan has denied anew the motions filed by former Muntinlupa City Mayor Aldrin L. San Pedro and private individual Angel O. Palmiery to dismiss their graft charges on the P97.5 million purchase of fire trucks in 2008 and 2009.
In a resolution, the anti-graft court’s second division ruled that the motions were “bereft of merit.” The court stood pat on its July 15, 2022 resolution that denied their original motions to dismiss.
San Pedro and Palmiery were charged with violation of Section 3 of Republic Act No. 3019, the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, in the P97,520,000 loan sourced by Muntinlupa City from the LBP Omnibus Term Loan Facility as payment to Palmer-Asia for three fire trucks and one aerial ladder truck. The prosecution said the late issuance of the deeds of sale allowed Palmer-Asia to register the vehicles under its name on April 2, 2009; March 25, 2009, March 16, 2009; and Nov. 7, 2014. It also said that Palmer-Asia mortgaged the vehicles with Banco de Oro and AIG PhilAm Savings Bank, and the chattel mortgage was released only on April 23, 2009 and March 31, 2009.
In 2017, the court’s second division dismissed a different graft charge filed against San Pedro after finding that his right to speedy disposition of cases was violated.
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