PCGG chief open to negotiations with Kokoy
The Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) is open to negotiations with former Ambassador to Washington Benjamin "Kokoy" Romualdez to settle his 27 cases pending before the Sandiganbayan.
A highly placed source told The STAR yesterday that PCGG chairman Magdangal Elma has adopted a wait-and-see attitude on the possibility of any compromise settlement with the younger brother of former First Lady Imelda Marcos.
"This depends on his (Kokoy's) offer. If the offer is highly beneficial to the government, then settlement with Romualdez is inevitable," the source said.
The source also revealed that Elma was trying to be circumspect in issuing reactions regarding the return to the country last week of Romualdez "to prevent pre-empting any possible negotiations with him."
Romualdez, 69, easily the most controversial of the brood, returned to the country last Thursday after 14 years in exile to face and settle his cases.
In a statement, Elma earlier said that Romualdez's return was an event expected to hasten the prosecution of all pending ill-gotten wealth and other related cases against him.
Elma however said that the prosecution of the criminal cases against Romualdez should be pursued by the Office of the Ombudsman.
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