Due to a special audit report made by the Commission on Audit, an internal investigation was conducted by the police to verify certain allegations that “ghost” purchases of “combat, clothing, and individual equipment (CCIE) worth P133,000,000.00” were made by the police’s service store system and delivered to its general services command. In reality, no actual transactions took place and the funds used to purchase the ghost equipment were divided among the involved policemen for personal gain. Ten policemen were implicated in the investigation and charged for violation of Sec. 3(e), R.A. 3019, otherwise known as the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. Section 3(e) provides -
Section 3. In addition to acts or omissions of public officers already penalized by existing law, the following shall constitute corrupt practices of any public officer and are hereby declared to be unlawful x x x x
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