The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan acquits former Vice President Jejomar Binay, former Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay and several others of graft and falsification charges.
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00:00The Anti-Graft Court, Sandigan Bayan, acquits former Vice President Jejomar Binay, former
00:06Makati Mayor Junjun Binay, and several others of graft and falsification charges.
00:11The charges are related to the Makati Science High School building project.
00:15It involves irregularities in two contracts, a P17.45 million design contract and a P1.3
00:21billion construction contract.
00:23The Sandigan Bayan Special 5th Division acquits the Binays and their co-accused of seven counts
00:28of violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and three charges of falsifying public
00:32documents.
00:34The court rules that the evidence presented by the prosecution was insufficient to prove
00:38the allegations of conspiracy, graft, and falsification.
00:42The prosecution relies on testimonies from witnesses, including former Senator Antonio
00:46Trillanes IV, former Makati Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado, an engineer, and a lawyer.
00:52However, the court found these testimonies lacked personal knowledge and were based on
00:56inferences.
00:57The claims of kickbacks and corrupt practices were also not supported by solid evidence.