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Sandigan enters ‘not guilty’ plea for Honasan

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The Sandiganbayan Second Division entered a not guilty plea for Senator Gregorio Honasan II in connection with the two counts of graft filed against him in relation to his alleged involvement in the supposed fraudulent use of his P29.1-million Priority Development Assistance Fund or pork barrel scam.

Honasan did not enter any plea after the anti-graft court nixed his omnibus motion seeking to reinvestigate or dismiss the charges, reset his arraignment, or junk his arrest warrant.

“We deny the omnibus motion… We are not prejudging the case. We just want to follow the rules of procedure. He still enjoys the presumption of innocence,” Associate Justice Oscar Herrera Jr., the Sandiganbayan Second Division chairperson, said.

Honasan and his co-accused are facing for two counts of violation of Section 3 (e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act or Republic Act (RA) 3019.

Also charged were Political Affairs/Project Coordinator Chief Michael Benjamin and National Council of Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) executives, namely: Secretary Mehol Sadain, Acting Chief Accountant Fedelina Aldanese, Director III Galay Makalinggan, Acting Chief Aurora Aragon-Mabang, and Cashier Olga Galido. 

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