MALACANANG has formally charged and placed under a 90-day preventive suspension Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang for grave misconduct, grave dishonesty. In a press conference on Monday, Palace spokesman Harry Roque said Carandang was being charged for leaking confidential information. The Ombudsman had said it was investigating the alleged unexplained wealth of President Rodrigo Duterte, which supposedly amounted to millions. Duterte’s daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, is married to Morales’ nephew, lawyer Manases Carpio. Carandang said his office had approved the request of the Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao to obtain the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) final report on the Duterte family’s bank transaction records when he was still Davao City mayor.

Source: Manila Times January 29, 2018 04:30 UTC