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Ampatuan convicted in P393-M graft case
The Philippine Star
|October 22, 2024
Former Maguindanao governor Sajid Islam Ampatuan, now vice mayor of Shariff Saydona Mustapha town in the province, may lose his seat and face life in prison after the Sandiganbayan found him guilty of graft and malversation of public funds.
In a 66-page decision, the anti-graft court sentenced Ampatuan to eight to 12 years in prison for graft and life imprisonment for malversation of public funds over the anomalous spending of P400 million in public funds meant for the construction and rehabilitation of farm-to-market roads in Maguindanao which were not implemented.
His conviction for graft and malversation also means he is perpetually disqualified from holding any public office, affecting his 2022 electoral victory for vice mayor of Shariff Saydona Mustapha town in Maguindanao.
This story is from the October 22, 2024 edition of The Philippine Star.
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