Martin Romualdez will face allegations against him, says lawyer

Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez will face all allegations against him in connection with his alleged links to the kickback scheme involving the flood control mess, his camp said Monday.

“We respect the courts and the legal process. Representative Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez will face the allegations against him in accordance with law,” Atty. Ade Fajardo, counsel of Romualdez, said in a statement.

“We recognize the public interest surrounding this case. But ultimately, criminal liability must be determined by the evidence presented in court, under the rules and safeguards of our justice system,” he added.

He also said that Romualdez, a cousin of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr., only asked for a fair shake.

“Representative Romualdez asks for no special treatment. Katotohanan, ebidensya, at patas na proseso ang dapat manaig (The truth, evidence, and fair process must prevail),” Fajardo said.

“He asks only for the same due process and fair hearing guaranteed to every Filipino,” he added.

Earlier in the day, the Office of the Ombudsman filed a P7.4-billion plunder charge against Romualdez, former House appropriations panel chairperson Zaldy Co of Ako Bicol party-list, Joselyn Tragua Serenio, who is the personal assistant of Romualdez, and Felicito Cristobal Guevarra, president of Samchan Foreign Exchange Corporation. —AOL, GMA News