MANILA – Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Avelino Razon Jr. has been allowed to post bail by the Sandiganbayan in connection with the criminal cases filed against him over the allegedly anomalous repair of light armored vehicles.

Razon had to post a bail of P520,000 for 2 counts of malversation through falsification of public documents (P200,000 for each count) and 4 counts of graft (P30,000 for each count).

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Aside from Razon, 13 other accused were allowed to post bail.

Former police director Geary Barias on Tuesday also posted P460,000 bail.

The case against the former police officials stems from the allegedly anomalous repair of light armored vehicles worth P385.5 million in 2007 during Razon's term as PNP chief.

The anti-graft court allowed the former police officials to post bail due to a Supreme Court ruling in 2015 which stated that the complex crime of malversation through falsification of public documents must be considered a bailable offense. – report from Zandro Ochona, dzMM