THE SECOND Division of the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan has acquitted former Malimono, Surigao del Norte mayor Clemente Sandigan, Jr. of malversation in connection with the alleged misuse of the ‘pork barrel’ of Sen. Robert Barbers in 2004. In its 27-page decision promulgated on Aug. 22, the Second Division said the prosecution failed to prove that Sandigan pocketed the P700,000 fund from the Priority Development Assistance Fund of the late former senator. — philstar.com

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