Former San Juan City Council member Jannah Ejercito-Surla pleaded not guilty during her arraignment on technical malversation complaint filed against her in connection with the allegedly anomalous purchase of high-powered firearms in 2008.

Surla and Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito were among 14 individuals charged by the Office of the Ombudsman at the Sandiganbayan over the purchase of firearms. She underwent conditional arraignment because of a motion she filed asking the court for permission to travel to Guam from June 25 to 29 for a family vacation, which the court granted.

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