Vitangcol allowed to seek dismissal of graft rapshome/News/Nation/Vitangcol allowed to seek dismissal of graft rapsThe Sandiganbayan’s Sixth Division has allowed former Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT 3) General Manager Al Vitangcol 3rd and Wilson de Vera to file demurrer to evidence in the two graft cases they are facing. A demurrer to evidence is a motion to dismiss that challenges the sufficiency of the evidence presented by the prosecution during trial. The Manila Times’ Chairman Emeritus Dr. Dante Ang was the first to report about the meetings held between Inekon officials and Vitangcol. The Inekon representatives turned down the alleged request or demand for $30 million, which was lowered to $2.5 million but which was also rejected. In 2016, Vitangcol, who left office in 2014, dismissed the charges as “baseless.”He and de Vera are out on bail.

Source: Manila Times May 18, 2019 16:12 UTC