Nur Misuari —OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Nur Misuari, the founding father of the Moro Nationwide Liberation Entrance (MNLF) was discovered responsible for 2 counts of graft in reference to procurements totaling P77 million from nonexistent firms towards the tip of his time period as governor of the Autonomous Area in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
In a 68-page determination promulgated by the Sandiganbayan’s Third Division on Friday, Misuari, 85, and 6 different co-accused have been sentenced to a most of eight years in jail. Aside from Cristeta Ramirez, proprietor of firm CPR Publishing, the remaining, being authorities officers across the time of the procurements in 2000 and 2001, have been barred completely from holding public workplace.
Additionally convicted by the antigraft court docket have been Nader Macagaan of the Fee on Audit and Leovigilda Cinches, Pangalian Maniri, Sittie Aisa Usman and Aladdin Usi of the Division of Schooling’s ARMM workplace.
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No document of firms
In 2000, Nur Misuari licensed the procurement of a P31-million IT bundle from MBJ Studying. The following yr, he licensed the procurement of one other IT bundle, this time from CPR, price P46 million.
The Sandiganbayan stated there was no public bidding within the procurement from MBJ. It added that “unwarranted profit, benefit and desire” was given to that firm as a result of there was no canvassing of no less than three different suppliers.
Moreover, the antigraft court docket discovered no document of MBJ from town authorities of Caloocan, the place the enterprise is meant to be positioned.
The court docket additionally discovered no tax document of the corporate from the Bureau of Inner Income (BIR) and no registration from the Securities and Alternate Fee.
As for CPR, yet one more firm supposedly primarily based in Caloocan, the Sandiganbayan stated it additionally discovered no document of that provider from each town authorities and the BIR.
The court docket realized additional that CPR’s enterprise deal with was additionally MBJ’s enterprise deal with, which, upon additional checking, turned out to be the house deal with of Ramirez.
Misuari’s lawyer, Ma. Victoria Lim-Florido, stated on Friday that he would enchantment the graft conviction.
Insurgent chief
Nur Misuari, whose time period as governor of the now-defunct ARMM area was about to finish in 2001, staged an rebellion in Jolo, Sulu, in an try to cease the holding of elections the following yr.
The insurgent chief had beforehand entered right into a peace settlement with the administration of President Fidel Ramos which ultimately led to his election as ARMM governor in 1996.
Misuari was subsequently arrested in Malaysia and deported to the Philippines. He was launched on bail in 2008 after six years in detention.
However 5 years later, his supporters led one other assault within the Sept. 9, 2013, siege of Zamboanga, which ended on Sept. 28 with 183 rebels and 23 authorities troops killed, following a standoff of greater than two weeks.
Nur Misuari subsequently went in hiding in Jolo, Sulu, however resurfaced throughout the administration of Rodrigo Duterte after the latter provided to barter peace with the insurgent chief.
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