Retired Armed Forces budget officer Col. George Rabusa Wednesday expressed his dismay over the dismissal by the Office of the Ombudsman of the plunder complaint he filed against former generals of the AFP.
Rabusa personally went to the DOJ Wednesday and met up with Justice Secretary Leila M. De Lima.
According to Rabusa, he cannot understand why the Ombudsman said he had no sufficient evidence, when in fact, he has in his possession a truck-load of documents to substantiate his case.
Among those documents, Rabusa said, is the "allotment advice" stating the money was released to the generals.
Rabusa even wondered why he was not even summoned by the Ombudsman before deciding on the complaint.
Although he was summoned by the Ombudsman on March 14, 2013, Rabusa said, a decision has been rendered on the complaint since July last year.
Likewise, Rabusa also understood the dismay of the DOJ because of the reversal by the Ombudsman of its recommendation to file the plunder case in court against retired AFP chiefs of staff Gens. Diomedio Villanueva, Roy Cimatu and Efren Abu, as well as retired Maj. Gen. Carlos F. Garcia and Lt. Gen. Jacinto Ligot.
There was no immediately available reaction or comment from the Ombudsman.
On the other hand, Atty. Noel Malaya, legal counsel of Rabusa, said they are contemplating on either filing a motion for reconsideration before the Ombudsman or filing a petition for review before the Supreme Court.
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