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Morales to Czech envoy: Cooperate in MRT probe

/ 08:40 PM April 10, 2014

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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