In two separate resolutions on 6 docketed cases, the Ombudsman said it has jurisdiction to conduct its preliminary investigation that led it to find probable cause to file criminal charges against Binay, his son, and their co-respondents for graft, malversation of public funds, and falsification of public documents in connection with the bidding and construction of the carpark project.
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Article 54 of the Code Michau described their functions as " to learn about all crimes, misdemeanors and financial misdealings committed by our officials and of other things concerning our service and the tranquility of our people " ( " " informer de tous crimes, abus et malversations commises par nos officiers et autres choses concernant notre service et le soulagement de notre peuple " " ).
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Manirumva had served as the deputy chairman of the Anti-corruption and Economic Malpractice Observatory ( Observatoire de lutte contre la corruption et les malversations �conomiques or OLUCOME ), a non-governmental, anti-graft watchdog group, before his murder in 2009 . The organization has been responsible for uncovering a number of corruption scandals within the Burundian government and the business community in recent years.
