PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd wants nothing less than a conviction for lawmakers and other individuals proven to have plundered public funds, Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said on Thursday.

In a press briefing at Malacañang, Lacierda said the President expects the Department of Justice (DOJ) and its prosecutors to gather enough evidence to warrant a conviction.

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