Honasan insists on innocence, vows to fight graft raps

Sen. Gringo Honasan FILE PHOTO

“I am completely innocent of the charges against me,” Senator Gringo Honasan said on Thursday shortly after a warrant of arrest was issued against him for alleged misuse of his pork barrel funds.

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“I am completely innocent of the charges against me. All my life I have fought everything I am accused of, and I will continue to do so,” Honasan added in a statement,

The senator is facing graft charges in connection with the alleged anomalous use of his P30 million Priority Development Assistance Funds (PDAF) in 2012.

In a resolution, the Sandiganbayan Second Division found “sufficient probable cause” to hold Honasan on trial and issue a warrant of against him and other co-accused. IDL