Morales to Czech envoy: Cooperate in MRT probe
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines—Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales has reiterated her call to Czech Republic Ambassador Josef Rychtar to cooperate in their investigation on allegations of $30 million extortion of Metro Rail Transit general manager Al Vitangcol III.
Carpio-Morales’ letter was dated April 8.
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Ombudsman created a special panel of investigators last year to gather evidence following reports that Vitangcol tried to extort $30million from Inekon Group for the Czech Company to bag a contract to supply train coaches for MRT3.
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Rychtar was invited by the Ombudsman last July but he declined the invitation.
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