Sen. Rodante Marcoleta —INQUIRER PHOTO/NIÑO JESUS ORBETA

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Rodante Marcoleta said the plunder and indirect bribery complaint lodged in the Office of the Ombudsman against him over campaign donations worth P75 million is “legally insufficient”.

Marcoleta addressed the accusation in his counter affidavit, received by the Ombudsman on June 5 but was only furnished to the media over the weekend.

“The Complaint-Affidavit is legally insufficient because it does not establish the elements of the offenses charged,” the counter affidavit stated.

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