FORMER Transportation secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya and several others are facing a graft complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with the P3.8-billion contract for the maintenance of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3).

In the complaint filed on Monday, Undersecretary for Legal Affairs and Procurement Reinier Paul Yebra of the Department of Transportation (DoTr) accused Abaya and the others of violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act when they entered into a joint venture agreement (JVA) with maintenance firm Busan Universal Rail Inc. (BURI).

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