FORMER Nueva Ecija
governor Aurelio Umali called on his detractors to stop politicking and not
mislead the public with fake news on the pork barrel fund scam cases that he is
facing.
He made the appeal
following reports that the Office of the Ombudsman has affirmed his dismissal
and perpetual disqualification from public service.
Umali said he has not
yet received any order from the anti-graft agency denying his motion for
reconsideration on such ruling.
“I don’t know where they
got such interpretation that I can no longer run for any elective position,” he
said.
“Clearly this is another
ploy designed to condition the minds of the public and to discredit my name,”
he added.
Umali expressed optimism
that the ombudsman would reverse its November 2016 decision dismissing him from
government service.
He noted that of the
more than 20 cases filed against him and his family before the courts, 90
percent have been dismissed for insufficiency of evidence.
“These cases will not
discourage us from serving the people of Nueva Ecija,” Umali said. referring to charges stemming from his
alleged misuse of P15 million of his Priority Development Assistance Fund when
he was a lawmaker in 2005.
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