00:01The Sandigan Bayan bars Farmali executive Mohit Dargani from leaving the Philippines
00:05as he faces a graft case in the country.
00:08Dargani served as Farmali's treasurer and secretary.
00:12The anti-graft court's 5th division denied Dargani's request to travel to Spain, Germany, and Thailand from November 16-28.
00:20He planned to go to Spain for a routine check-up and to Germany to attend a medical trade fair.
00:24The Sandigan Bayan notes there is no indication that Dargani's medical condition could not be treated by doctors in the Philippines.
00:32The court also upholds the prosecution's argument that Dargani has previously admitted holding both Philippine and Spanish citizenships,
00:38a fact he did not disclose in his travel request.
00:42Dargani is facing one count of graft linked to 4.1 billion pesos in anomalous transactions involving the Department of Budget and Management's procurement service during the COVID-19 pandemic.
00:52Dargani and his sister Twinkle were also caught trying to flee the country in 2021 through a foiled flight from Davao City to Malaysia.
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