Congressman Roilo Golex wants Garcia to "spill the beans" and expose those who probably "backed" Major General Carlos Garcia up. And that includes former AFP Chief of Staff Diomedio Villanueva.
Rey Cimatu, Ben Defensor and Dionisio Santiago turned a blind eye when Garcia started amassing great wealth to the tune of 300 million pesos. It was also during the time of AFP chief of staff General Narciso Abaya that Garcia's two sons were caught sneaking US$300,000 in the United States.
Are these the generals reportedly named by Garcia as the ones who reportedly "benefitted" from Garcia's illegal laundering activities? They have to clear their names up.
Deep sources reveal that Garcia knew the combination PIN's of several bank accounts of former high military officials. This is why Garcia remains alive.
A source within the Ombudsman's office say Garcia wanted to "spill the beans" before the elections, yet was prevailed by several military officials, since his revelations would shake the very foundations of the military establishment.
Garcia, according to another source, has more than 300 million pesos stashed somewhere. His monies are attached to different properties and several bank accounts under assumed names.
A long-time military contractor serves as Garcia's conduit. It was this contractor that opened several Caribbean bank accounts for Garcia, allegedly. These bank accounts are not solely under Garcia's name. Several of them are really owned by three (3) higher ranking generals.
Two military suppliers, one of them reportedly favored to supply the AFP with M-16 and M-14 ammunition, kept several pieces of property under Garcia's name. These documents, sources said, were not included in the information filed by Marcelo.
An aircraft supplier also tried to "bribe" Garcia to get a deal going. Reports say, even the helicopter deal was among those which Garcia tried to influence. However, since he was placed "under surveillance", the former major general reportedly used one of his trusted aides to "influence" the bidding.
That helicopter deal was scuttled by former Defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro. Former Defense secretary Norberto Gonzales tried to revive it.
Garcia reportedly used the names of three sons and his wife for several of those accounts. The New York bank account sustains the easy lifestyle of his homosexual son, who now hobnobs with the fashionistas in the U.S. Several off-shore bank accounts bear names of alleged Garcia associates, who are long dead, but their identities used to open these accounts.
These are nasty information now in the open, sparked by this plea bargain agreement entered by government with Garcia. Garcia, as some sources revealed, has been constantly in touch with his benefactors.
Garcia should explain to the public how he amassed his wealth. Garcia is an old man, with many deep secrets. We can't allow Garcia to carry these burdens to the grave.
Someone has to tell Garcia that he cannot carry these billions to the afterlife. Even gold liquifies in the fiery fires of the Abyss.
The Ombudsman in a news release said in part that the case against Garcia is weak and may be dismissed, it is sinking they say. If that is so how come that Garcia opted for a plea bargain admitting guilt and will return part of his 'stolen?' wealth. Is Garcia that stupid? Please educate us, we are not lawyers.
ReplyDeleteHi Hermes,
ReplyDeleteSeveral reasons maybe he's just tired of all these and want nothing more than to settle.
The Ombudsman may have found the pieces of evidence weak but, they should have investigated or probed deeper. They, obviously, did not do their assignment.
If they say, the information was weak or defective, it is the responsibility of the investigating agency to bolster the government case by either amending the said information or providing more evidence to substantiate the position of the government.
Obviously, they did not do it.
Garcia's plea bargaining is revealing in the sense that the accused probably thought that the government has him in the bag, unknowing that government has nothing but carrying an empty one.