By Bernadette H. Carreon
Horizon news staff

Sen. Alfonso Diaz was found guilty of two counts of broadcasting recording violations.
Diaz however did not get any jail term but was ordered by Chief Justice Arthur Ngiraklsong to pay a fine of $500 for each count , totaling $1,000.
Based on the two-page guilty verdict and sentence last March 2, it stated that "based on evidence and law, the Court after the trial found Mr. Alfonso Diaz d/b/a Diaz Broadcasting Company guilty of two counts of broadcasting recording violations. Defendant failed to retain and make available for inspection certain broadcast recordings on Oct. 16, 2006 and Oct. 17, 2007."
Diaz was earlier charged with two counts of broadcasting recording violations for failing to make available for inspection broadcast recordings from Diaz’s Oct. 17, 2006 radio show.
The case stemmed from a request from citizens coursed through the Ministry of Commerce and Trade asking for a copy of Sen. Diaz’s radio show broadcasted on WWFM on the morning of Oct. 17, 2006.
The ministry however has not received any tapes and that Diaz said the requests was untimely.