The Sandiganbayan Second Division has dismissed the plunder case against former

Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn Joc-joc Bolante over the P723-million fertilizer

fund scam.
In a resolution, the antigraft court said that even as it gave prosecutors the chance to
bolster the case through a new state witness, they failed to provide evidence that would
actually link Bolante to the plunder.
READ: WHAT WENT BEFORE: Fertilizer scam

There is no document and/or testimony submitted to establish that accused Bolante

received this unliquidated amount so as to make him probably guilty of the crime of
plunder, the court said in granting his motion to junk this case.
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Prosecutors tried to bolster the case by dropping Jose Barredo Jr. as an accused and
presenting him as a witness to the conspiracy to plunder the funds.
READ: Shocking new evidence vs Joc-joc Bolante et al.
But the court maintained that Barredo was only able to testify against the modus operandi
of the alleged scheme but not the involvement of Bolante and the other accused officials.
The resolution was approved by Justices Samuel R. Martires, Michael Frederick L.
Musngi and Geraldine Faith A. Econg. RAM/rga
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