THE Sandiganbayan’s Second Division ordered a 60-day suspension of Rep. Pedro Acharon Jr. of South Cotabato’s first district, pending litigation of the graft case filed against him in connection with cash advances totaling P2.5 million in 2006 while he was the mayor of General Santos City.

The anti-graft court also directed House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., to implement the suspension order.

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