Kaso ni CGMA gawing plunder - Bayan Muna

MANILA, Philippines - Hinirit ni Bayan Muna Party List Rep.Teddy Casino sa Ombudsman na amyendahan ang kasong graft charges laban kay dating Pangulo at ngayon ay Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo at gawing plunder ito.

Sa inihaing motion for reconsideration  sa Office of the Ombudsman ni Casino, hiniling nito na amyendahan ang graft charges ni Arroyo at idagdag dito ang kasong plunder.

Ito ay dahil sa ang isa sa testigong si Dante Madriaga ay nagsabing mayroon siyang perso­nal na nalalaman na nakatanggap ng kickbacks mula sa nabasurang NBN-ZTE deal si Arroyo.

Giit pa ng kongresista, ang orihinal na reklamo na nakahain sa Ombudsman ay mayroong sapat na ebidensya na nagpapakita na tumanggap ng $30 mil­yon si Arroyo mula sa ZTE corporation bukod pa sa $41 milyon na na-advance na tinawag na “Filipino group” na binubuo ng dating pangulo, asawa nitong si Mike at da­ting Comelec chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. at dating Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza bago ang pirmahan ng kontrata.

“Also we want all of them to be charged with violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act by receiving mo­ney to facilitate the deal, thereby injuring public interest, by entering a deal that is tremendously over-priced. The actual cost of ZTE’s proposal for the NBN project was only US$130Million, but was later re-priced to US$262Million, covering only 30% of the country. On the other hand, Ams­terdam Holding Inc.’s unsolicited proposal would only cost US$240Million and would cover about 80% of the country,” ayon pa sa mambabatas.