The Sandiganbayan has acquitted a former regional director of the Department of Agriculture-Region IV of a graft charge in connection to an alleged unliquidated amount of the fertilizer fund that was given to the region.
, the Anti-Graft Court Second Division cleared former regional director Dennis Araullo of violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act for failure of the prosecution to prove his guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
The case stemmed from the nationwide special audit conducted by state auditors on the P728 million Farm Inputs/ Farm Implements Program fund under the Ginintuang Masaganang Ani Program of the DA. For its part, the Sandiganbayan said that it is not convinced with the prosecution’s argument, saying that it failed to show that Araullo acted with malicious motive or intent.
It said that then-Undersecretary Jocelyn Bolante authorized all regional executive directors to sign various documents relating to FIFIP in order to better facilitate the release of the funds to the LGUs.
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