FORMER Rep. Edgar Valdez of the Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives on Wednesday asked the Office of the Ombudsman to dismiss the graft case filed against him in connection with alleged misuse of his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel.

Valdez, whose alleged kickbacks totaled P57.787 million from 2004 to 2010, was indicted with seven counts of violations of the anti-graft law.

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