Former National Police chief Alan Purisima on Friday pleaded not guilty of perjury at the Sandiganbayan Second Division.
Purisima was charged with perjury at the Sandiganbayan in connection with his alleged non-declaration of some of his properties in his Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth for eight years.
Purisima is facing eight counts of perjury at the anti-graft court division.
The Ombudsman said Purisima violated Article 183 of the Revised Penal Code, for not being truthful in his declarations of his Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth for 2006 to 2009 and 2011 to 2014.
Prosecutors said Purisima failed to declare the property of his wife, Maria Ramona Lydia Purisima, covered by Certificate of Land Ownership CA-25916, in his SALNs for 2006 and 2007.
In 2008, the number of undeclared properties of Purisima’s wife was increased to three: properties covered by CLOA VOS-28452 and a deed of donation dated May 12, 2008.
In his 2009 SALN, Purisima also did not declare another property covered by CLOA VOS-28012. Similarly, in 2011, Purisima was accused of not declaring two firearms in his SALN: A Bushamaster assault rifle and an STI .40-cal. pistol.
Prosecutors said a CZ 9MM SPO1 Shadow pistol and a UDMC .556 rifle were added to the list of assets concealed from the 2012 and 2013 SALNs, respectively.
In his 2014 SALN, Purisima and his wife also did not declare their four real estate properties.
Purisima is also being tried for two separate charges at the anti-graft court: One, for awarding Werfast Documentary Agency Inc. a courier deal for the delivery of firearms permits, and two, separate charges for graft and usurpation of authority for his involvement in the January 2015 Mamasapano massacre which led to the death of 44 members of the PNP-Special Action Force.
