President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a director from the Office of the Ombudsman as associate justice of the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan.

A transmittal letter sent to Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Monday said the President has appointed Bayani Jacinto, an acting director at the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon.

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