Arya News - According to Lawyer Cornelio Samaniego, Discaya surrendered on the morning of December 9 despite no warrant issued against her yet.
MANILA – Contractor Sarah Discaya surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday.
According to Lawyer Cornelio Samaniego, Discaya surrendered on Tuesday morning despite no warrant issued against her yet.
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“[She surrendered] this morning. Wala siya tinatago (she is not hiding anything), her lawyer accompanied her,” Samaniego told reporters in a Viber message.
This developed the same day President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that a warrant of arrest for the billionaire contractor was expected to be issued within the week.
The arrest warrant stems from the graft and malversation charges filed against her and nine others by the Office of the Ombudsman for a P96.5-million flood control project in Davao Occidental that was fully paid but never built.
Meanwhile, Samaniego also previously confirmed that one of Discaya’s co-respondents in the case, Ma. Roma Angeline Rimando, has also surrendered to the Pasig City Police Station.