LAST week, when my column regarding suspended NIA Administrator Benny Antiporda came out, a friend called me up to "correct" me on some of my "misconceptions" regarding the Office of the Ombudsman, telling me the said office is in a position to slap anyone it investigates after a complaint has been filed with a preventive suspension, if "the evidence of guilt is strong."

The Office of the Ombudsman may even conduct a motu proprio investigation on any issue, even in the absence of a formal complaint.

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