Philippine Sports Commission chairman William Ramirez has been acquitted by the Sandigan bayan Sixth Division of his graft charge involving the reportedly irregular hiring of security guards back in 2008.
The case against his co-accused, President of Excelgard Security and Research Services Inc. Ma. Flordeliza Macapagal Angel, has been archived because she remains at large.
The two were initially slapped with violation of Section 3(e) of R.A. 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act for hiring 95 security guards in addition to the existing 108 security guards back on December 4, 2008.
In this case, the anti-graft court acquitted Ramirez because the prosecution was unable to discharge its burden of proving his guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Ramirez expressed his appreciation at the “integrity to the three judges that handled it for seven years,” saying that the accusation has caused a lot of stress and sacrifice on his honor.
“But I would like to be silent about it and humbled by my acquittal and my innocence,” Ramirez said.
This story is from the December 24, 2020 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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