SC junks Maguindanao execs' appeal in graft, malversation raps
(PNA file photo) MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed the appeal filed by former Maguindanao governor Datu Sajid Islam U. Ampatuan and former provincial budget officer Datuali Kanakan Abpi, Al Haj questioning their conviction by the Sandiganbayan for graft and malversation for alleged anomalies in the purchase of construction supplies worth PHP38.1 million in 2008 and 2009. In a resolution published online on September 2, the court's first division "dismissed for lack of merit" Ampatuan and Abpi's appeal and affirmed the March 22, 2019 decision of the Sandiganbayan c...