THE Sandiganbayan's Sixth Division has ordered the 90-day preventive suspension of Camarines Sur second district Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte Jr., pending litigation of the graft charges filed against him in connection with the province's alleged anomalous procurement of petroleum products in 2010 when he was governor.

In a resolution promulgated on September 7, the court granted the suspension sought by the Office of the Ombudsman, citing Section 13 of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act which mandates the preventive suspension of incumbent public officers facing a valid graft charge.

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