Ex-barangay chairman jailed for solicitation
The former barangay chairman of Manila was sentenced to imprisonment after he was found guilty of seven counts of violation of Section 3(b) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (Republic Act No. 3019). Judge Marivic Balsi-Umali of the Regional Trial Court (Branch 20) of Manila sent Chairman Albert Austria to prison for six years and one month as minimum, to 10 years and one month as maximum for each count.
Ombudsman prosecutors presented an eyewitness who testified that Austria received a total of P146,000.00 from the owner of ALJON Trading in exchange for barangay projects from 2009 to 2010. Documents were also presented showing Austria’s signatures on various vouchers acknowledging receipt of the money.
Section 3(b) of R.A. No. 3019 penalizes a public officer who requested or received a gift, a present, a percentage or a benefit on his behalf or any other person, in connection with a contract or transaction with the government in which he in his official capacity under the law, has the right to intervene.
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