Pharmally听executives听moved听to jail after failure to provide documents听to Senate panel听
TWO OFFICIALS from a company under Senate probe for alleged anomalies in pandemic supply contracts were听transferred听to听a regular听jail on Monday听from Senate custody听after repeated failure to provide documents subpoenaed by the听Blue Ribbon听Committee.听听
Linconn Ong and Mohit Dargani, director and corporate secretary of Pharmally Pharmaceuticals Corp.,听respectively,听would remain听at the Pasay City听Jail until they听鈥減roperly answer questions propounded to them, submit documents required by the committee or otherwise purge themselves of a contempt order imposed against them,鈥澨齜ased on the听commitment order signed by Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III and Senator Richard J. Gordon, Sr., who chairs the committee.听
During the committee session last Friday, Mr. Dargani听was granted his request听to physically search for boxes holding financial records either in their office or in a warehouse,听although听he claimed that听these听may no longer be there since their lease has听expired.听
A day after, Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Rene C. Samonte recommended the jail transfer order after Mr. Dargani proved ambiguous on the supposed trip.听听
“We have not left because he does not want to give information on where to go, he said he does not know where 鈥 office, warehouse, or residence. I said we can go to all the three areas, but he refused,” he told Mr. Gordon in a text message in a mix of English and Filipino.听
Pharmally president Twinkle Dargani was ordered to remain under Senate custody due to mental health issues.听
The Senate is investigating听Pharmally听after it was awarded more than P11 billion worth of contracts by the budget department鈥檚 procurement service despite having only P650,000 in paid-up capital.听鈥斕鼳lyssa Nicole O. Tan听
