epa03032331 Filipino supporters of former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Benjamin Abalos (unseen) in tears as he turned himself over to the Pasay City court which issued the warrant for his arrest, Philippines, 13 December 2011. The Comelec filed an electoral sabotage case against its former chairman Benjamin Abalos in connection with the alleged irregularities in the 2007 midterm elections.The case against Abalos was based on the findings of a joint Comelec-Department of Justice (DOJ) panel that investigated the alleged rigging of election results in 2007 to favor senatorial candidates allied with then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG