Former Philippine President Gloria Arroyo is now under arrest for the unbailable crime of electoral sabotage.
The information
filed states that on or before May 14, 2007, Arroyo, Ampatuan, and Bedol
“conspiring, confederating, and willfully helping one another in order to
ensure a ’12-0’ victory for the candidates of ‘Team Unity’ did then and there
willfully, feloniously and unlawfully tamper the Provincial Certificates of
Canvass of Votes” in Maguindanao.
The
information said this was done after a meeting in Malacanang by the
three a few days before election where Arroyo personally instructed
Ampatuan to ensure a “12-0” victory form candidates of Team Unity.
Ampatuan, in turn,
the Information further stated, instructed Bedol , then the chairman of the
Provincial Board of Canvassers in Maguindanao, to tamper the provincial
certificate of canvass (PCOC), statement of votes by municipality (SOVM) ,
summary of the statement of vote (SSOV).
Electoral sabotage
is punishable by life imprisonment.
SPD chief Franklin
Bucayu confirmed that these mugshots were taken by the Criminal Investigation
and Detection Group of the Philippine National Police last Saturday.
Mug shots of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as shown from www. mugshots.com
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