Former Rep. Mike Defensor (FILE PHOTO)
MANILA, Philippines — Former congressman Mike Defensor on Friday questioned the plunder case filed by the Office of the Ombudsman against him, Senator Rodante Marcoleta, and two others over a P75 million campaign donation, saying that no government fund was involved.
On the same day, the Office of the Ombudsman filed the plunder case before the Sandiganbayan, with the case raffled to the Third Division.
Aside from plunder, Marcoleta, Defensor, and two co-accused were charged for violating Presidential Decree No. 46, which prohibits public officials from receiving, and private persons from giving gifts on any occasion.
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