The Office of the Ombudsman has filed a graft case at the Sandiganbayan against former Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) general manager Al Vitangcol 3rd and businessman Wilson de Vera over the alleged extortion try on representatives of Czech company Inekon Group for a contract to supply light rail vehicles in 2012.

Investigator Julius Matibag accused the respondents of violating Section 3(b) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, in a charge sheet approved by Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales in September and filed on November 23.

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